Yellowcraig Beach surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 14 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
10.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Yellowcraig Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Yellowcraig Beach at 5PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (14 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
11
2.1
NNE
11
2
NNE
11
1.7
NNE
11
1.5
NNE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.3
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
26
51
65
87
811
741
799
970
890
700
523
467
367
272
220
161
113
108
71
53
45
31
31
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
0
N
10
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:50PM4.12m
1:28AM4.21m
1:38PM4.38m
2:10AM4.41m
2:26PM4.58m
2:53AM4.53m
Low Tide
7:08PM0.41m
7:30AM0.71m
7:53PM0.21m
8:14AM0.41m
8:38PM0.12m
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5:00
4:58
4:56
4:54
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9:15
9:16
9:19
9:20
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
9
7
5
4
5
8
10
11
10
8
7
5
6
8
10
10
10
8
8
6
7
2
2
3
3
3
0
-3
-1
2
5
7
7
6
4
2
3
5
8
7
7
4
4
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
4
0.1
N
8
1.4
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
11
2.1
NNE
11
2
NNE
11
1.7
NNE
11
1.5
NNE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.3
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
Energy kJ
8
1
394
741
799
970
890
700
523
467
367
272
220
161
113
108
71
53
45
31
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.8
N
4
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
10
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
2
26
51
65
87
811
15
18
16
2
1
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
4
3
1
1
2
1
4
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
606
1398
1509
610
584
312
55
55
623
145
55
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
17
17
17
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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