Coldingham Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.89° N 2.13° W

Coldingham Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coldingham Bay sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.8° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coldingham Bay at 10AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
126
146
203
223
220
245
341
339
456
523
428
264
232
243
249
297
331
318
273
222
222
176
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
0
NW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:25AM3.53m
8:53PM3.26m
9:32AM3.24m
10:05PM3.10m
10:55AM3.11m
Low Tide
2:17PM1.44m
2:40AM1.52m
3:19PM1.74m
4:00AM1.71m
4:57PM1.86m
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clear
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light rain
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:30
8:29
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
13
16
18
18
17
Feels °C
7
7
7
8
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
11
12
12
11
9
8
9
12
15
14
14
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