Cromer Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. To be straight with you, it’s pretty bleak at Cromer for a long stretch here. We’re looking at a solid week and a half of barely anything worth paddling out for. The first real sniff of anything that could be called surf doesn’t show up until Tuesday the 15th of September. That’s a long, flat gap with nothing but wind chop and tiny leftovers.

The water temp right now is sitting at 66°, which is a solid 4° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s noticeably warm for Cromer. The water feels nice, but the swell is dead.

Starting Monday the 31st of August, it’s tiny. That first morning, we’ve got 1ft of weak, short-period windswell from the north, with a strong cross-shore wind. Combined energy is only 8—barely a ripple. The whole first week is full of these tiny, messy, onshore or cross-shore conditions. You get a bit of a west-south-west cross-offshore wind late on Wednesday afternoon that cleans it up, but the swell is down to 0.7ft. You can’t ride nothing.

Saturday the 5th of September bumps up a little – 4ft from the north-west on the morning – but the period is a short 5 seconds and it’s cross-shore. Combined energy hits 96, but still poor surf conditions.

The real tease comes on Sunday the 7th. A rare moment with an offshore wind from the south-south-west, clean conditions. But the swell is only 2ft and the period is 8 seconds. Combined energy is a weak 42. It would be a glassy, clean ankle-slapper.

The only date that stands out as *maybe* worth a look is Tuesday the 15th of September. Tuesday morning brings a 5ft swell from the west-north-west, with a period of just 5 seconds. That’s short-period windswell, so it won’t have much punch. But the wind is offshore from the south-south-west and the combined energy hits 150—moderate. The wave comment finally changes from poor to “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” For Cromer, in this dead zone, that’s the pick. It’s clean and has enough size to be ridable, but don’t expect any magic.

Overall, this is a frustrating forecast. The first surfable day doesn’t come until nearly two weeks in. If you’re desperate and local, that Tuesday morning is your window. Otherwise, you’re waiting.

Rusty

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