Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yellowcraig Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Yellowcraig Beach at 1PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Yellowcraig Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 69 | 31 | 106 | 42 | 166 | 150 | 187 | 192 | 347 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:31AM4.24m | 7:00PM3.79m | 7:16AM3.87m | 7:43PM3.51m | 8:08AM3.51m | 8:36PM3.25m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.64m | 00:43AM0.96m | 1:12PM1.04m | 1:26AM1.23m | 1:57PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 50 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | 192 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 8 | NE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 69 | 31 | 106 | 36 | 166 | 150 | 187 | — | 347 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 288 | 505 | 286 | 288 | 288 | 284 | 261 | 185 | 261 | 245 | 221 | 221 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 195 | 298 | 192 | 192 | 145 | 505 | 145 | 55 |
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