Coldingham Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 14 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
9.4° 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 12AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)--
Afternoon (15 May)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (15 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
5
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
8
3
NNE
10
2.5
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.3
NNE
11
2.1
NNE
11
2
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.5
NNE
10
1.4
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
84
125
266
1620
1483
2241
1824
1514
1237
974
839
690
598
437
378
293
237
184
151
113
82
82
62
Wind (km/h)
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
S
15
SE
15
SSE
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:08PM4.14m
1:46AM4.23m
1:56PM4.40m
2:29AM4.44m
2:44PM4.61m
3:12AM4.56m
Low Tide
7:30PM0.41m
7:51AM0.73m
8:15PM0.22m
8:36AM0.43m
9:00PM0.13m
9:20AM0.20m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
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4:56
4:54
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:10
9:13
9:15
9:16
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
8
7
5
6
7
9
10
9
8
7
6
6
8
9
10
10
8
8
6
7
9
12
1
1
1
-1
-3
-2
-1
3
6
6
5
3
2
3
5
4
5
6
4
3
0
2
4
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
10
2.4
NNE
10
2.5
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.3
NNE
11
2.1
NNE
11
2
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.5
NNE
10
1.4
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
Energy kJ
117
1191
1483
1738
1824
1514
1237
974
839
690
598
437
378
293
237
184
151
113
82
82
62
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
5
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
8
3
NNE
10
0.8
NW
4
3
NNE
11
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SW
2
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
82
84
125
266
1620
20
2241
2
1
5
6
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
1
1
3
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1478
582
563
304
79
563
636
107
107
14
0
0
0
0
0
3
14
14
3
14
14
14
14
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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