Cromer, UK

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Low tide at Cromer Beach
Stone Groyne. Photo: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Cromer

Cromer is a town in Norfolk, United Kingdom. From Cromer you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is Stone Groyne, a surf spot 0.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 57 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 8 of them campsites. The nearest airport is NWI, 28 km away.

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Staying in Cromer

  • 57 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 8 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: NWI, 28 km, HUY, 131 km, STN, 137 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Cromer.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Cromer too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Cromer: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Stone Groyne0.7 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft58 kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, too small2 ft34 kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, too small2 ft28 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore, too small2 ft8 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, too small4 ft114 kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots, too small1 ft6 kJwind from the west-south-west, 15 knots, too small
All readings for Stone Groyne: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Stone Groyne, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct16, too small3 ft5 smushy58kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots15°C
Tue 20Oct5, too small2 ft6 smushy34kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots12°C
Wed 21Oct12, too small2 ft5 smushy28kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore13°C
Thu 22Oct2, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore13°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small2 ft4 smushy8kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct9, too small4 ft6 smushy114kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots11°C
Sun 25Oct2, too small1 ft5 smushy6kJwind from the west-south-west, 15 knots13°C
East Runton2 kmabout 5 min by carStays in East Runton3 ft46 kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, too small2 ft30 kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, too small2 ft24 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore, too small1 ft0 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, too small4 ft100 kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots, too small1 ft7 kJwind from the west, 17 knots, too small
All readings for East Runton: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at East Runton, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct14, too small3 ft5 smushy46kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots15°C
Tue 20Oct5, too small2 ft6 smushy30kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots12°C
Wed 21Oct10, too small2 ft5 smushy24kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore13°C
Thu 22Oct2, too small1 ft3 s0kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore13°C
Fri 23Oct2, too small1 ft4 smushy3kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct9, too small4 ft6 smushy100kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots11°C
Sun 25Oct2, too small1 ft5 smushy7kJwind from the west, 17 knots13°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Cromer, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Cromer

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits