Yellowcraig Beach surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 04 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
9.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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 3AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (05 May)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
10 AM
1 PM
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)
0.3
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.4
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.6
SE
5
0.1
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
25
35
31
24
16
11
6
6
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
19
4
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
NW
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:44PM4.04m
4:52AM3.96m
5:21PM3.83m
5:28AM3.80m
6:02PM3.59m
6:09AM3.63m
Low Tide
10:38PM0.83m
10:57AM0.67m
11:13PM1.03m
11:36AM0.85m
11:50PM1.24m
12:19PM1.06m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:18
5:16
5:15
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8:54
8:57
8:59
9:00
Temp °C
14
14
10
9
7
7
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
6
7
8
9
9
7
6
7
7
10
12
9
9
6
5
3
5
4
2
1
-1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
1
1
2
2
5
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
6
0.6
SE
5
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
16
11
6
6
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
19
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
2
2
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
W
3
0.4
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
25
35
31
24
6
10
12
26
34
30
22
26
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
686
304
284
261
287
244
262
304
304
905
192
179
179
179
182
253
261
224
210
200
200
284
284
284
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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