Cromer surf break

Cromer surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 21 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
11.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cromer today?

The current surf forecast for Cromer at 11AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (21 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (21 May)--

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 Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
1 AM
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)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:24AM4.61m
11:25PM4.37m
11:23AM4.42m
00:33AM4.16m
12:35PM4.25m
Low Tide
4:55AM1.13m
5:36PM0.70m
5:47AM1.42m
6:37PM0.86m
6:44AM1.69m
7:44PM1.02m
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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4:48
4:47
4:46
4:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:53
8:55
8:57
8:59
2
Temp °C
13
12
15
15
19
18
19
18
17
17
19
21
22
21
20
20
19
18
17
19
19
19
18
19
9
9
10
12
17
17
18
16
15
14
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
16
19
18
18
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
S
2
0.3
S
2
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
4
5
3
4
3
1
1
1
2
8
9
9
6
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)
330
330
301
301
378
316
316
316
357
360
373
365
365
316
316
316
325
301
307
350
307
327
312
312
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
5
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