Coldingham Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 16 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 2PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (16 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
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)
1.8
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.6
NNE
10
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
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
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
676
586
482
322
268
227
140
143
116
82
62
61
59
42
42
41
41
24
24
24
23
22
22
23
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
W
5
W
5
E
20
ESE
15
SSE
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
cross-off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:44PM4.61m
3:12AM4.56m
3:33PM4.71m
3:56AM4.60m
4:24PM4.69m
Low Tide
8:36AM0.43m
9:00PM0.13m
9:20AM0.20m
9:45PM0.15m
10:06AM0.08m
10:31PM0.29m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:52
4:52
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:16
9:19
9:20
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
8
9
10
10
8
8
6
7
9
11
12
12
8
7
6
7
10
10
11
11
10
9
1
2
5
6
5
6
5
4
1
1
3
5
6
8
4
3
2
4
7
7
7
7
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.6
NNE
10
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
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
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
676
586
482
322
268
227
140
143
116
82
62
61
59
42
42
41
41
24
24
24
23
22
6
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
22
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
SE
4
Energy kJ
4
2
3
7
6
2
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
5
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
14
0
0
46
162
14
0
14
14
39
39
14
39
15
39
39
39
228
230
230
228
287
103
287
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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