Cromer Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.94° N 1.28° E

Cromer 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cromer sea temperature is
19.4° C
2.6° 

Cromer surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cromer today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Cromer at 8PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

Table - waves today at Cromer. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
7
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
77
126
125
193
186
134
139
154
181
210
200
160
145
153
134
109
109
116
92
83
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
35
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:39PM3.78m
2:25AM3.70m
3:11PM3.66m
3:48AM3.78m
4:29PM3.74m
Low Tide
7:18AM1.97m
7:58PM2.04m
8:27AM2.15m
9:10PM2.20m
10:01AM2.16m
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:05
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
16
Feels °C
11
10
11
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
14
14
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cromer surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest