Coldingham Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 20 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
10.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Coldingham Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Coldingham Bay at 9PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)--
Afternoon (20 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (20 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
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
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
11
10
10
6
5
5
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
7
11
8
8
8
8
5
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
W
15
W
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:14PM4.30m
6:25AM4.28m
7:16PM4.02m
7:24AM4.10m
8:23PM3.77m
8:28AM3.95m
Low Tide
00:09AM0.81m
12:41PM0.35m
1:03AM1.11m
1:43PM0.57m
2:04AM1.38m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:46
4:45
4:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:23
9:25
9:27
Temp °C
15
14
12
11
12
12
13
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
18
20
20
18
16
14
14
14
16
18
10
8
8
7
8
8
9
10
12
13
12
11
12
13
15
17
17
15
13
10
11
11
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
18
17
11
10
10
6
5
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
7
11
8
8
8
8
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
15
10
6
5
1
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
6
9
6
2
1
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
5
3
3
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
14
200
139
139
139
139
143
279
261
261
260
307
311
311
311
311
261
302
302
260
228
261
156
228
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
3
3
4
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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