Coldingham Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.89° N 2.13° W

Coldingham Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Coldingham Bay sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.7° 

Coldingham Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Coldingham Bay today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coldingham Bay at 8PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
5
7
13
21
24
23
32
31
31
44
131
103
160
156
213
358
345
361
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
0
ENE
10
SE
10
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
35
N
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:18PM3.81m
7:33AM3.89m
8:01PM3.52m
8:25AM3.53m
8:53PM3.26m
Low Tide
12:54PM0.66m
1:04AM0.99m
1:32PM1.06m
1:46AM1.26m
2:17PM1.44m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:46
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:36
8:34
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
16
15
14
14
13
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
12
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
9
11
13
15
13
13
8
7
7
6
6
8
9
7
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