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Yellowcraig Beach Surf Forecast
/ Scot – East Coast (44 surf breaks) /
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Yellowcraig Beach surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 5AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Yellowcraig Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | |
54 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:53AM4.53m | 3:15PM4.68m | 3:38AM4.56m | 4:06PM4.65m | 4:25AM4.51m | 5:00PM4.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59AM0.19m | 9:24PM0.14m | 9:45AM0.06m | 10:10PM0.28m | 10:33AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
 kJ | 54 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 42 | 72 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 46 | 46 | 83 | 32 | 59 | 83 | 83 | 192 | 192 | 221 | 192 | 221 | 245 | 241 | 241 | 288 | 253 | 287 | 120 | 32 | 0 |
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