Yellowcraig Beach surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 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
9.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Yellowcraig Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Yellowcraig Beach at 2AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (19 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
237
191
202
164
146
111
102
68
45
29
21
14
6
6
5
6
3
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSW
25
SW
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:06PM4.65m
4:25AM4.51m
5:00PM4.51m
5:14AM4.40m
5:57PM4.27m
6:08AM4.25m
Low Tide
10:10PM0.28m
10:33AM0.05m
10:57PM0.50m
11:24AM0.15m
11:47PM0.79m
12:20PM0.34m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:50
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:23
9:25
9:28
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
10
9
9
9
11
14
15
14
12
11
11
11
12
14
16
15
12
11
12
13
14
15
8
8
6
6
5
3
6
10
11
10
8
7
8
7
6
7
9
9
7
8
9
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
1.4
ESE
6
0.2
NNE
8
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
160
6
202
164
146
111
102
68
45
29
21
14
6
6
5
6
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
7
13
6
2
2
1
1
1
1
11
11
6
6
5
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
6
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.4
ESE
7
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
6
22
39
29
31
61
159
237
191
2
2
3
6
7
8
2
3
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
241
241
146
342
317
253
440
3
3
3
0
0
0
27
106
128
128
106
127
127
130
127
221
221
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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