
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cromer today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cromer at 12AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cromer. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | N 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 21 | 35 | 58 | 72 | 124 | 147 | 117 | 107 | 93 | 53 | 41 | 45 | 75 | 56 | 63 | 57 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:31AM3.70m | 2:40PM3.56m | 3:13AM3.74m | 4:04PM3.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM2.21m | 7:48AM2.19m | 8:24PM2.40m | 9:30AM2.21m | 9:59PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | N 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 117 | 107 | — | — | 24 | 45 | 75 | 56 | 63 | 57 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | NNW 7 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
52 | 25 | 21 | 35 | 58 | 72 | 124 | 147 | — | — | 93 | 53 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 664 | 643 | 362 | 484 | 430 | 327 | 391 | 391 | 388 | 29 | 223 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 181 | 120 |
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