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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 pm Sunday 17 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
9.1° 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: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
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 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | |
101 | 101 | 79 | 79 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 40 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 51 | 107 | 172 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:00PM3.50m | 1:22AM3.43m | 1:50PM3.48m | 2:07AM3.41m | 2:43PM3.36m | 2:55AM3.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.12m | 7:37AM0.04m | 8:02PM0.24m | 8:26AM0.03m | 8:50PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | 9:31 |
— | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 101 | 101 | 79 | 79 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 40 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 12 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 4 | 7 | 32 | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 51 | 107 | 172 | 237 | 251 | 243 | 198 | 233 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 135 | 135 | 167 | 197 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 209 | 209 | 284 | 209 | 185 | 156 | 71 | 21 | 21 |
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