Yellowcraig Beach surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
6.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Yellowcraig Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Yellowcraig Beach at 3AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (20 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (20 Jan)7ft (2.2m)7s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.3
ESE
1.5
ESE
2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
SE
1.5
ENE
1.8
ENE
3
E
3.5
E
4
E
4
E
4.5
E
4.5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
Period(s) (?)666666677777899101010101111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)66515097139136164378518542522726748328539150723573060384848065089557454515381
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
20
SE
10
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:12AM
4.03
3:17PM
4.41
3:47AM
4.07
3:50PM
4.47
4:22AM
4.07
4:24PM
4.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:54PM
0.42
9:01AM
0.71
9:29PM
0.29
9:35AM
0.67
10:04PM
0.23
10:09AM
0.68
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise----8:26-------8:25-------8:23---
Sunset------4:16-------4:19-------4:21-
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--111------1---12-111122
Temp. °C657789887777677788776655
Feels °C (?)42533311-1-102321-20-1-3-3-5-5-5-6
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