Coldingham Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm 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
9.5° 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 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (19 May)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (19 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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 night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
23
22
22
51
112
204
222
131
114
86
84
53
41
27
21
10
6
6
3
4
4
1
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:24PM4.69m
4:42AM4.55m
5:17PM4.54m
5:32AM4.44m
6:14PM4.30m
6:25AM4.28m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.29m
10:54AM0.07m
11:19PM0.52m
11:46AM0.17m
00:09AM0.81m
12:41PM0.35m
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part cloud
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light rain
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:48
4:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:19
9:20
9:22
9:23
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
9
9
9
9
10
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
15
15
12
12
12
12
13
14
6
6
5
5
4
2
4
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
7
8
9
10
8
9
8
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
22
22
22
22
22
23
14
110
127
131
114
86
84
53
41
27
21
10
6
6
3
4
4
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
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
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
13
13
13
6
6
6
6
6
10
10
6
6
1
1
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
6
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
4
15
23
19
21
51
112
204
222
1
3
11
10
9
4
2
2
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
287
287
108
384
353
287
470
42
23
23
3
42
23
14
120
140
140
120
139
139
143
139
261
261
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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