St Combs surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 23 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
9.5° 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 4PM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (23 May)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (23 May)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
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)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
SE
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
W
5
WNW
5
E
5
E
10
S
15
S
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
S
15
S
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
25
NW
10
NNW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:59PM2.61m
6:55AM2.86m
8:10PM2.59m
8:04AM2.81m
9:11PM2.64m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.53m
00:54AM1.20m
1:48PM0.60m
2:10AM1.20m
2:54PM0.62m
3:17AM1.11m
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:31
4:28
4:28
4:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:39
9:42
9:43
Temp °C
14
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
16
18
16
16
17
16
18
17
18
19
17
15
15
14
12
11
10
15
13
13
13
13
13
12
14
17
15
15
16
13
15
15
16
18
13
14
14
12
10
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
W
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
16
16
16
16
16
8
7
6
6
2
2
4
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
SE
5
0.6
S
5
0.3
S
4
0.3
SW
2
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
Energy kJ
3
2
7
16
3
1
1
2
3
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
334
334
131
131
131
131
131
131
131
131
131
131
131
131
123
131
123
123
131
349
333
309
309
309
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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