St Combs surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 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 1AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (20 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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)
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)
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
1
E
7
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
6
6
6
92
2
2
2
40
38
38
26
24
16
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
WSW
35
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
20
S
25
SSE
15
WSW
10
W
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
8:50PM0.43m
9:19AM0.11m
9:41PM0.66m
10:17AM0.24m
10:36PM0.89m
11:22AM0.40m
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
1
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
10
10
12
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
17
18
17
15
16
16
16
18
2
2
3
4
5
6
9
12
12
5
9
7
8
8
8
6
15
17
15
12
13
12
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
13
13
6
356
327
164
220
167
124
55
38
38
26
24
16
9
19
13
13
4
13
4
4
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
1
E
7
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
6
6
92
2
2
2
40
52
34
29
20
5
4
5
2
2
2
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
8
0.2
W
3
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
6
9
7
1
2
1
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2
SE
8
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
Energy kJ
435
382
368
545
446
1
1
1
15
18
13
35
18
24
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
185
185
167
139
49
5
21
21
21
28
5
5
131
135
135
135
135
131
131
131
131
131
131
137
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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