Surf Forecasts:
Cromer surf forecast from 13 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, N swell with 415 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cromer this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Cromer in the next 16 days are 1.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 16) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sun 19th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cromer over the next 16 days.
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Gotta be honest with you—this 16-day outlook for Cromer is a total bust. There’s nothing on the menu for a surfer. We’re looking at a long, dry spell.
Right from the start, Monday the 13th, it’s a no-go. A NE wind is blowing 25 km/h, smashing the surface, making it a choppy, onshore mess. The swell is tiny, about 1.3m, with a short period of 6 seconds. The wave energy is weak, hitting 126. The water temp is about average for the season, but that’s no comfort. It’s just poor conditions.
The rest of that first week is the same story. The wind stays onshore or cross-onshore, the swell gets smaller—down to 0.7m by the 16th—and the energy drops to 14. It’s a hopeless situation.
There’s a bit of a bump in size around the 19th and 20th, with swell reaching 1.7m from the N and a period of 8 seconds. The energy climbs to 415, but the wind is still onshore from the N or NNE. The waves are there, but they’re blown out and choppy. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-surfing one.
Then, from the 24th of July, the wind finally goes offshore, from the SE and SW, giving us clean, glassy conditions. But the swell is gone—flat. We’re talking 0.1m or less. It’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride. The energy is zero or close to it.
So, the long and short of it is there are no standout days, no good options. This is a fully blank run. It’s a bummer, but it happens in this area. Keep your fingers crossed for the next forecast update.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 110 | 103 | 104 | 75 | 80 | 60 | 43 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 36 | 101 | 95 | 187 | 341 | 415 | 348 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:58AM4.49m | 6:33PM4.57m | 6:51AM4.71m | 7:32PM4.69m | 7:41AM4.90m | 8:28PM4.77m | 8:29AM5.03m | 9:18PM4.79m | 9:15AM5.09m | 10:04PM4.73m | 9:59AM5.06m | 10:48PM4.59m | 10:42AM4.93m | 11:31PM4.40m | |||||||
Low Tide | 12:57PM1.01m | 1:22AM1.07m | 2:00PM0.70m | 2:15AM0.97m | 2:56PM0.45m | 3:03AM0.91m | 3:46PM0.29m | 3:46AM0.91m | 4:32PM0.26m | 4:27AM0.99m | 5:15PM0.37m | 5:07AM1.13m | 5:56PM0.60m | ||||||||
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 | 4:43 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | N 5 | — | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 8 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 |
| kJ | 126 | 110 | 103 | 104 | 75 | 80 | 60 | 43 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 36 | 101 | 95 | 187 | 341 | 415 | 348 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 693 | 228 | 380 | 454 | 501 | 510 | 454 | 222 | 400 | 537 | 670 | 462 | 688 | 518 | 652 | 739 | 665 | 75 | 156 | 222 | 29 |
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