Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cromer today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cromer at 5PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Cromer. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNE 6 | W 4 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:46AM4.80m | 11:24PM4.28m | 11:27AM4.47m | 00:07AM4.04m | 12:20PM4.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM1.06m | 5:44AM1.43m | 6:23PM1.42m | 6:26AM1.70m | 7:04PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 18 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 388 | 388 | 708 | 179 | 317 | 301 | 206 | 391 | 441 | 365 | 534 | 220 | 222 | 375 | 226 | 391 | 186 | 290 | 430 | 290 | 290 |
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