
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cromer today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cromer at 12PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cromer. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, near gales from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | 62 | 34 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 380 | 603 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:34AM3.92m | 4:21PM3.90m | 4:25AM4.17m | 5:07PM4.16m | 5:05AM4.43m | 5:44PM4.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM1.90m | 10:27PM2.17m | 11:20AM1.58m | 11:23PM1.85m | 12:03PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
94 | 62 | 34 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 23 | 49 | 17 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | NE 8 | S 6 | NE 8 | N 7 | — | WNW 4 | S 5 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — |
20 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | WSW 2 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 150 | 261 | 195 | 87 | 36 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 46 | 32 | 64 | 1 | 380 | 603 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 119 | 226 | 212 | 120 | 182 | 314 | 428 | 590 | 388 | 341 | 428 | 120 | 168 | 212 | 220 | 408 | 388 | 181 | 82 | 120 | 708 | 689 |
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