Yellowcraig Beach surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 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
9.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 3PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (30 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)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 Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1.3
SE
6
1
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.6
NE
3
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
132
77
44
40
31
40
44
55
41
32
22
18
12
7
7
7
31
47
51
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
E
0
NNE
5
ENE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:19PM4.28m
2:44AM4.23m
2:56PM4.31m
3:16AM4.24m
3:32PM4.28m
3:47AM4.20m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.76m
8:28PM0.44m
8:43AM0.60m
9:00PM0.46m
9:15AM0.51m
9:32PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:30
5:28
5:26
5:22
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8:46
8:49
8:51
8:52
Temp °C
10
13
15
13
10
9
7
8
11
15
17
16
14
12
11
11
14
16
16
16
9
8
8
8
6
8
10
9
7
7
5
6
9
14
16
14
12
10
8
8
10
11
12
14
4
2
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1.2
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
99
77
44
40
31
40
44
55
41
32
22
18
12
7
7
4
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.6
NE
3
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
9
14
37
72
98
132
1
2
2
2
2
1
7
31
47
51
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
192
195
284
241
192
0
0
76
106
245
192
83
76
76
127
127
130
199
195
192
192
192
192
192
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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