
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yellowcraig Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Yellowcraig Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Yellowcraig Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 3 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:55AM4.13m | 6:11PM3.80m | 6:36AM3.77m | 6:50PM3.50m | 7:25AM3.41m | 7:41PM3.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30PM0.59m | 11:52AM0.79m | 00:06AM0.85m | 12:28PM1.16m | 00:46AM1.15m | 1:10PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | — |
1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | S 5 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 7 | N 10 | — | N 7 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | S 5 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 498 | 261 | 261 | 247 | 48 | 32 | 46 | 17 | 120 | 141 | 93 | 144 | 737 | 811 | 813 | 654 | 505 | 597 | 597 | 261 | 245 | 285 | 245 | 287 |
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