Yellowcraig Beach surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 01 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 1.3°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 8AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (01 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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)
1
1
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)
1.4
SE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.9
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
77
56
41
41
32
38
40
41
32
31
18
12
12
11
7
3
24
73
154
111
95
34
28
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
W
0
WSW
5
ESE
0
NE
5
NNW
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:44AM4.23m
2:56PM4.31m
3:16AM4.24m
3:32PM4.28m
3:47AM4.20m
4:08PM4.19m
Low Tide
8:43AM0.60m
9:00PM0.46m
9:15AM0.51m
9:32PM0.54m
9:47AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:28
5:26
5:22
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8:49
8:51
8:52
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
7
8
12
16
16
16
14
12
11
11
14
15
16
14
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
5
6
11
15
15
15
12
9
8
8
10
11
13
13
6
3
1
-1
0
1
2
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
1.2
NE
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
Energy kJ
99
77
56
41
41
32
38
40
41
32
31
18
12
12
11
7
3
2
1
95
34
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
6
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
NE
3
0.9
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1
NE
5
Energy kJ
147
2
2
1
2
24
73
154
111
57
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
76
106
192
192
59
76
93
127
144
221
244
244
192
192
192
192
192
192
192
287
185
185
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
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