St Combs surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 21 May 2026 BST
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St Combs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's St Combs sea temperature is
9.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at St Combs today?

The current surf forecast for St Combs at 5AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (21 May)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (21 May)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

Table - waves today at St Combs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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)
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
3
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
26
24
16
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
25
S
10
WSW
0
NNW
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
WNW
5
SSW
5
WSW
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
WSW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:47AM3.22m
4:40PM2.94m
4:44AM3.08m
5:47PM2.74m
5:47AM2.96m
6:59PM2.61m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.24m
10:36PM0.89m
11:22AM0.40m
11:40PM1.08m
12:34PM0.53m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:35
4:33
4:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:36
9:37
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
12
11
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
19
18
17
16
13
13
15
15
15
16
17
8
7
8
8
7
15
16
14
12
11
11
11
13
15
15
14
12
10
13
14
12
12
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
38
26
24
16
9
14
14
13
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
23
19
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
E
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
6
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
3
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
32
19
19
15
4
5
5
2
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.3
W
3
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
2
5
5
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
1
13
37
14
19
18
28
28
22
24
58
53
28
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
5
55
55
135
135
135
131
135
135
135
137
137
148
159
137
135
135
137
28
137
137
135
131
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
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