Coldingham Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 19 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
9.6° 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 10AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (19 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (19 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1 AM
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)
0.8
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
87
157
154
210
217
142
120
84
74
45
41
20
11
10
6
6
6
2
3
2
2
5
4
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
40
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
25
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:17PM4.54m
5:32AM4.44m
6:14PM4.30m
6:25AM4.28m
7:16PM4.02m
Low Tide
10:54AM0.07m
11:19PM0.52m
11:46AM0.17m
00:09AM0.81m
12:41PM0.35m
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:48
4:46
4:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:22
9:23
9:25
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
9
9
10
12
14
13
12
11
11
11
14
13
16
15
12
12
11
12
12
14
17
17
15
14
4
1
4
7
10
10
9
8
8
7
9
7
10
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
14
14
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
NNE
7
Energy kJ
22
14
14
13
127
127
142
120
84
74
45
41
20
11
10
6
6
6
2
3
2
2
2
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
8
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
13
6
6
6
6
6
6
1
11
10
6
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
5
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
32
87
157
154
210
217
3
6
11
15
7
2
1
1
3
4
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
353
322
46
46
42
15
23
23
3
14
39
140
200
95
139
139
143
156
261
261
261
261
307
261
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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