Cromer surf break

Cromer surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 14 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
11.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cromer today?

The current surf forecast for Cromer at 8PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (14 May)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
1
N
5
1.4
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
2
N
7
2
N
9
1.9
N
10
1.9
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
23
11
20
31
49
126
237
435
664
673
701
580
459
345
290
239
190
181
137
104
99
74
74
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:15PM4.58m
5:56AM4.52m
6:01PM4.78m
6:37AM4.69m
6:47PM4.92m
Low Tide
11:46AM1.34m
00:17AM0.80m
12:34PM1.05m
1:03AM0.64m
1:20PM0.80m
1:49AM0.56m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
4:56
4:56
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:45
8:46
8:47
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
6
6
9
11
11
12
10
10
9
9
4
4
3
4
3
2
-1
-1
-1
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
3
6
6
7
5
5
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
N
7
1.5
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
Energy kJ
5
5
1
459
345
290
239
190
181
137
104
99
74
74
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
1
N
5
1.4
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
2
N
7
2
N
9
1.9
N
10
1.9
N
10
1.7
N
10
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
SW
2
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
Energy kJ
33
23
11
20
31
49
126
237
435
664
673
701
580
5
8
3
2
2
5
8
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
4
1
1
1
2
1
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
312
1158
1162
663
669
337
337
472
669
290
290
156
70
25
29
25
29
25
29
25
0
2
25
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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