Cromer surf break

Cromer surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 BST
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Cromer surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cromer sea temperature is
11.0° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cromer today?

The current surf forecast for Cromer at 8AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (06 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (06 May)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the E by Wed night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
1.2
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.2
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
73
121
116
101
81
102
50
53
56
39
39
25
25
24
12
18
17
17
15
15
15
14
6
Wind (km/h)
20
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:41AM4.48m
10:17PM4.12m
10:13AM4.33m
11:04PM3.91m
10:51AM4.14m
Low Tide
4:06AM1.28m
4:31PM1.19m
4:41AM1.50m
5:11PM1.37m
5:22AM1.74m
5:59PM1.55m
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:13
5:11
5:09
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8:30
8:31
8:34
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
12
13
14
13
12
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
8
8
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
0.2
N
10
0.7
N
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
N
10
0.4
NE
5
0.4
E
4
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.2
N
9
Energy kJ
116
101
81
8
33
53
37
27
23
25
25
6
6
18
5
6
15
15
15
14
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
9
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.4
NE
5
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
15
15
56
39
39
24
12
6
17
17
2
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
0.4
N
9
0.2
N
10
Energy kJ
3
25
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
6
0.3
E
3
0.6
E
4
1.2
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
Energy kJ
36
73
121
1
13
102
50
21
19
4
5
5
2
1
2
6
3
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
534
562
534
562
569
562
212
212
168
119
119
228
573
407
433
228
221
184
143
226
510
342
501
289
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
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