Coldingham Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 18 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 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (18 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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 Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.4
NNE
8
0.8
ESE
5
1.4
SE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
41
41
24
23
22
22
24
41
22
29
94
120
110
131
108
79
72
51
33
30
16
11
6
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:56AM4.60m
4:24PM4.69m
4:42AM4.55m
5:17PM4.54m
5:32AM4.44m
6:14PM4.30m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.08m
10:31PM0.29m
10:54AM0.07m
11:19PM0.52m
11:46AM0.17m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:50
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:19
9:20
9:22
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
10
10
11
11
9
8
9
9
9
10
13
13
11
11
11
11
13
13
14
14
13
4
4
4
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
3
1
4
8
10
8
7
7
6
8
8
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.7
ESE
5
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
41
41
41
24
23
22
22
22
26
22
23
14
13
13
131
108
79
72
51
33
30
16
11
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
22
13
13
6
6
6
6
6
6
9
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
6
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
1.4
SE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
4
22
24
41
20
29
94
120
110
1
1
2
3
5
6
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
39
39
39
228
228
287
287
108
14
383
341
353
46
42
15
23
23
3
3
140
140
200
140
139
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
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