Coldingham Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.89° N 2.13° W

Coldingham Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coldingham Bay sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Coldingham Bay today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coldingham Bay at 3PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
244
310
388
245
226
249
267
311
318
318
273
273
217
181
177
150
131
105
103
75
71
52
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
N
30
N
25
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
N
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
S
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
NNW
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:32AM3.24m
10:05PM3.10m
10:55AM3.11m
11:27PM3.11m
12:16PM3.17m
Low Tide
3:19PM1.74m
4:00AM1.71m
4:57PM1.86m
5:50AM1.68m
6:30PM1.74m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
15
16
16
15
13
13
15
17
16
16
17
Feels °C
7
7
6
8
10
9
10
9
10
9
10
11
13
13
13
12
10
10
13
16
14
13
15
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