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St Combs Surf Forecast
/ Scot – East Coast (44 surf breaks) /
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St Combs surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at St Combs today?
The current surf forecast for St Combs at 7AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at St Combs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | |
6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:55AM3.33m | 3:39PM3.17m | 3:47AM3.22m | 4:40PM2.94m | 4:44AM3.08m | 5:47PM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19AM0.11m | 9:41PM0.66m | 10:17AM0.24m | 10:36PM0.89m | 11:22AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | SSE 5 |
 kJ | 6 | 327 | 287 | 234 | 183 | 136 | 77 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NNE 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 36 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 7 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 392 | 446 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 15 | 22 | — | — | 30 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 49 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 131 | 131 | 135 | 131 | 131 | 135 | 135 | 160 | 141 | 148 |
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