Yellowcraig Beach surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 BST
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Yellowcraig Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Yellowcraig Beach sea temperature is
11.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Yellowcraig Beach today (28 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Yellowcraig Beach at 10PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)--
Afternoon (28 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (28 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Yellowcraig Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
1
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
8
1.4
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
13
0.3
S
2
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
0
124
88
71
40
26
25
14
8
8
5
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
0
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
5
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
1:08PM3.89m
1:36AM3.91m
1:52PM3.95m
2:13AM3.98m
2:33PM4.00m
2:49AM4.02m
Low Tide
7:21PM0.85m
7:41AM0.94m
7:58PM0.83m
8:17AM0.80m
8:34PM0.82m
8:53AM0.69m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
<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>
9:38
9:40
9:42
9:43
1
4
1
3
Temp °C
19
19
17
13
15
14
15
17
17
16
14
13
12
12
15
17
16
14
12
12
12
13
15
17
16
17
18
10
11
9
9
11
10
10
8
8
8
9
12
14
14
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
88
71
40
26
25
14
8
8
5
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.3
S
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
Energy kJ
114
142
124
3
5
8
9
10
12
12
8
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
Distance (km)
651
651
0
27
83
96
128
288
632
456
192
192
192
192
284
284
284
245
284
221
185
185
295
199
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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