Yellowcraig Beach surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
9.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Yellowcraig Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Yellowcraig Beach at 2PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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)
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
11
11
2
1
1
1
1
1
63
43
29
22
22
31
29
28
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
SE
5
E
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:34AM4.03m
1:39PM4.19m
2:11AM4.16m
2:19PM4.28m
2:44AM4.23m
2:56PM4.31m
Low Tide
7:34AM0.95m
7:55PM0.47m
8:10AM0.76m
8:28PM0.44m
8:43AM0.60m
9:00PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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5:31
5:30
5:28
5:26
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8:45
8:46
8:49
8:51
Temp °C
6
6
8
11
12
11
9
8
7
7
10
14
15
14
12
10
8
8
12
16
17
17
14
13
4
4
5
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
6
10
10
10
9
8
6
6
10
14
15
16
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
Energy kJ
2
4
4
7
7
7
7
6
11
11
2
1
1
1
1
1
63
43
29
22
22
31
29
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
E
5
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
8
7
7
2
7
3
3
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
4
7
18
12
3
13
10
16
35
60
72
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
93
192
192
192
221
196
192
192
192
192
222
284
273
247
32
31
68
59
106
245
192
32
59
130
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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