Coldingham Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 21 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 4PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (21 May)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (21 May)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
4 AM
7 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)
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
6
7
11
12
8
7
7
5
5
3
3
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
cross
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
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:16PM4.02m
7:24AM4.10m
8:23PM3.77m
8:28AM3.95m
9:32PM3.62m
Low Tide
12:41PM0.35m
1:03AM1.11m
1:43PM0.57m
2:04AM1.38m
2:53PM0.76m
3:15AM1.55m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:46
4:45
4:43
4:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:23
9:25
9:27
9:29
1
Temp °C
13
13
15
16
14
14
14
14
17
20
20
18
16
15
15
14
16
18
19
18
16
16
15
15
9
9
12
13
11
11
12
13
14
18
17
15
12
11
11
11
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
5
5
4
2
2
2
1
1
2
6
7
11
12
8
7
7
5
5
3
3
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
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
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
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
5
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
261
261
228
261
311
311
311
311
261
260
302
260
230
228
143
261
261
313
234
260
228
228
261
228
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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