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Cromer surfForecast / East Anglia / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 16 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cromer surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cromer sea temperature is
11.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cromer today?
The current surf forecast for Cromer at 4AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cromer. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | |
434 | 372 | 244 | 194 | 188 | 184 | 173 | 132 | 99 | 74 | 74 | 55 | 74 | 54 | 49 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:37AM4.69m | 6:47PM4.92m | 7:18AM4.80m | 7:36PM4.96m | 8:01AM4.85m | 8:28PM4.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03AM0.64m | 1:20PM0.80m | 1:49AM0.56m | 2:07PM0.62m | 2:34AM0.58m | 2:56PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | 434 | 372 | 244 | 194 | 188 | 184 | 173 | 132 | 99 | 74 | 74 | 55 | 74 | 54 | 49 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | ESE 2 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | W 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SSE 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 119 | 119 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 385 | 388 | 454 | 499 | 442 | 289 |
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