Yellowcraig Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.07° N 2.78° W

Yellowcraig Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Yellowcraig Beach sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.3° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Yellowcraig Beach at 2AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (23 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (23 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, gales from the W by Sun morning).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
1.6
E
6
2.2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
2.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
3
4
7
2
1
0
471
468
210
173
188
109
46
36
18
590
242
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
30
NNE
40
NNW
45
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
S
35
S
50
S
45
WSW
55
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:33AM3.81m
1:11PM3.87m
1:12AM4.08m
1:46PM4.15m
Low Tide
6:29PM1.37m
6:53AM0.76m
7:08PM1.06m
7:29AM0.47m
7:45PM0.76m
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8
14
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7
1
Temp °C
11
8
7
7
8
10
10
9
8
6
7
7
6
6
7
10
10
11
7
Feels °C
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
-1
-4
-1
0
0
1
3
2
-1
2
-5
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