Coldingham Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 16 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
9.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coldingham Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Coldingham Bay at 1AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (17 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (17 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
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)
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
1
ESE
5
1.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
262
213
140
143
116
84
62
61
59
42
42
41
41
41
24
24
23
22
22
22
22
22
44
147
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
SE
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
35
SE
25
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:44PM4.61m
3:12AM4.56m
3:33PM4.71m
3:56AM4.60m
4:24PM4.69m
4:42AM4.55m
Low Tide
9:00PM0.13m
9:20AM0.20m
9:45PM0.15m
10:06AM0.08m
10:31PM0.29m
10:54AM0.07m
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:52
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:16
9:19
9:20
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
6
7
10
11
12
12
8
7
6
7
10
10
11
11
9
8
9
9
9
11
3
4
4
4
1
2
5
5
7
7
4
3
3
4
7
6
7
6
5
4
5
4
2
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Energy kJ
262
213
140
143
116
84
62
61
59
42
42
41
41
41
24
24
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
6
7
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
8
10
10
11
12
44
147
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
163
42
14
0
14
14
14
0
39
39
15
39
39
228
228
260
261
287
287
53
320
341
353
332
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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