St Combs surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 16 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
9.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at St Combs today?

The current surf forecast for St Combs at 10PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)--
Afternoon (16 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (16 May)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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)
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.9
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
372
283
243
162
132
129
101
101
79
79
59
59
58
36
35
34
34
35
35
34
34
34
69
129
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
5
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
5
SW
10
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:39AM3.40m
1:00PM3.50m
1:22AM3.43m
1:50PM3.48m
2:07AM3.41m
Low Tide
6:30PM0.08m
6:51AM0.15m
7:15PM0.12m
7:37AM0.04m
8:02PM0.24m
8:26AM0.03m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:41
4:39
4:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:23
9:25
9:28
9:30
1
1
2
Temp °C
8
8
7
7
8
8
9
10
11
11
9
8
8
8
10
10
10
10
8
8
8
9
9
9
4
5
2
2
4
5
5
5
7
8
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
3
2
2
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
372
283
243
162
132
129
101
101
79
79
59
59
58
36
35
34
34
35
35
34
34
34
22
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.1
E
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
Energy kJ
3
4
1
22
13
9
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
1
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
S
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
3
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
2
3
6
56
32
22
6
14
10
7
19
16
16
22
20
32
69
129
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
114
0
135
5
0
0
0
10
5
0
0
0
0
135
135
135
135
155
167
167
167
210
441
305
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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