Cromer Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.94° N 1.28° E

Cromer 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cromer sea temperature is
19.7° C
2.8° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cromer at 8AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.7
W
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.5
N
8
1
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
17
19
16
16
21
21
29
14
30
27
28
20
20
12
14
15
15
16
18
18
29
37
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:46PM4.51m
10:46AM4.80m
11:24PM4.28m
11:27AM4.47m
00:07AM4.04m
12:20PM4.10m
Low Tide
5:09AM1.19m
5:49PM1.06m
5:44AM1.43m
6:23PM1.42m
6:26AM1.70m
7:04PM1.76m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:43
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8:15
8:14
8:12
 mm
3
3
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
19
20
21
20
18
17
16
15
17
19
20
17
16
17
16
15
16
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
15
15
13
16
15
15
16
14
12
11
11
12
15
18
16
13
15
13
11
13
16
15
15
12
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