Coldingham Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 28 May 2026 BST
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Coldingham Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Coldingham Bay sea temperature is
11.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coldingham Bay today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coldingham Bay at 3AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (28 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (28 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

Table - waves today at Coldingham Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
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)
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
6
1.3
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
10
19
55
78
80
124
62
44
26
21
14
8
6
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
25
SE
20
SE
35
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
30
W
20
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:15AM3.84m
1:27PM3.91m
1:55AM3.93m
2:11PM3.97m
2:32AM4.00m
2:51PM4.02m
Low Tide
7:24AM1.13m
7:43PM0.85m
8:03AM0.96m
8:20PM0.84m
8:39AM0.82m
8:56PM0.83m
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clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:35
4:35
4:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:37
9:37
Temp °C
9
9
9
12
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
13
13
13
15
16
18
18
15
4
4
4
6
7
8
11
12
10
9
9
10
12
11
11
11
9
9
10
14
14
15
16
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.3
ESE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
73
62
44
26
21
14
8
6
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
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
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
6
1.3
SE
6
0.3
SSW
2
0.6
SW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
3
Energy kJ
6
6
10
19
55
78
80
124
1
6
8
8
11
14
18
11
7
4
4
1
2
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
2
2
2
Distance (km)
271
271
311
311
669
670
670
14
39
39
53
140
329
487
458
228
228
228
228
228
307
302
260
260
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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