Yellowcraig Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.07° N 2.78° W

Yellowcraig Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Yellowcraig Beach sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.9° 

Yellowcraig Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.8
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
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
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:47
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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
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