Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cromer today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Cromer at 6PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cromer. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | N 5 | W 4 | N 5 | W 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:08AM5.05m | 10:46PM4.51m | 10:46AM4.80m | 11:24PM4.28m | 11:27AM4.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18PM0.72m | 5:09AM1.19m | 5:49PM1.06m | 5:44AM1.43m | 6:23PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 8 | N 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 |
1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | NE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | — |
1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SW 2 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | SSE 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 7 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 534 | 534 | 577 | 657 | 350 | 661 | 661 | 391 | 388 | 388 | 708 | 587 | 317 | 301 | 391 | 391 | 564 | 534 | 120 | 534 | 319 |
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