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Cromer surfForecast / East Anglia / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 18 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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cromer today?
The current surf forecast for Cromer at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cromer. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | |
21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:01AM4.85m | 8:28PM4.91m | 8:45AM4.84m | 9:23PM4.79m | 9:33AM4.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.58m | 2:56PM0.52m | 3:20AM0.68m | 3:47PM0.50m | 4:07AM0.87m | 4:40PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | N 8 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 6 |
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | N 8 | — | — | S 6 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 56 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 120 | 221 | 388 | 534 | 415 | 408 | 289 | 342 | 651 | 442 | 637 | 436 | 235 | 181 | 181 | 297 | 289 | 356 | 418 | 362 | 418 | 362 | 336 |
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