Coatham Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.62° N 1.09° W

Coatham Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coatham Sands sea temperature is
16.6° C
1.4° 

Coatham Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Coatham Sands today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coatham Sands at 6AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
N
8
0.7
WNW
4
0.9
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
68
85
92
97
84
78
62
48
34
25
21
22
22
21
12
12
10
13
90
291
347
305
270
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
15
W
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:57AM5.32m
8:28PM4.85m
8:41AM5.14m
9:16PM4.69m
9:32AM4.92m
Low Tide
1:43AM1.51m
2:16PM1.26m
2:24AM1.67m
3:01PM1.47m
3:14AM1.87m
3:58PM1.71m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
5:22
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9:00
8:58
8:55
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
19
23
24
23
20
18
16
18
18
18
18
17
15
14
15
14
13
13
18
18
15
Feels °C
15
15
16
18
22
23
22
20
16
13
15
11
10
10
9
7
7
10
10
10
10
16
15
10
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