St Combs surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 19 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
9.2° 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 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (19 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (19 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
E
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
13
13
13
6
6
6
6
2
2
13
51
38
36
25
23
10
9
5
4
2
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
5
WNW
0
E
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
10
SW
5
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:43PM3.36m
2:55AM3.33m
3:39PM3.17m
3:47AM3.22m
4:40PM2.94m
4:44AM3.08m
Low Tide
8:26AM0.03m
8:50PM0.43m
9:19AM0.11m
9:41PM0.66m
10:17AM0.24m
10:36PM0.89m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:37
4:35
4:35
4:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:31
9:34
9:36
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
12
13
12
14
12
11
11
12
12
11
16
17
17
15
15
15
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
6
9
12
12
11
9
8
7
8
8
7
14
17
15
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
1.7
ESE
8
0.2
NNE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
E
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
22
13
13
13
6
347
6
294
240
183
136
57
44
35
25
23
10
9
23
15
15
14
18
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
W
3
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
6
6
6
2
2
13
51
38
36
29
20
10
4
5
2
1
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
1
7
2
1
5
5
4
4
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
6
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
Energy kJ
212
335
407
326
368
510
314
2
22
31
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
305
185
185
167
167
139
49
21
21
39
21
0
28
55
135
135
135
135
135
131
131
135
135
135
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
4
2
1
1
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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