Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cromer today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Cromer at 3PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cromer. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 4 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:31AM5.20m | 10:10PM4.69m | 10:08AM5.05m | 10:46PM4.51m | 10:46AM4.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00AM0.89m | 4:45PM0.44m | 4:34AM1.01m | 5:18PM0.72m | 5:09AM1.19m | 5:49PM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 4 | N 8 | SSE 3 | NNE 7 | N 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
— | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 429 | 426 | 426 | 569 | 621 | 621 | 621 | 534 | 534 | 534 | 534 | 534 | 577 | 621 | 585 | 585 | 584 | 371 | 430 | 709 | 1139 | 560 | 560 |
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