
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yellowcraig Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Yellowcraig Beach at 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Yellowcraig Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | SSE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:36AM3.77m | 6:50PM3.50m | 7:25AM3.41m | 7:41PM3.22m | 8:35AM3.11m | 9:00PM3.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM0.85m | 12:28PM1.16m | 00:46AM1.15m | 1:10PM1.51m | 1:37AM1.46m | 2:07PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 |
26 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 123 | 139 | 231 | 811 | 868 | 868 | 654 | 510 | 822 | 317 | 287 | 875 | 245 | 284 | 631 | 651 | 822 | 807 | 582 | 875 | 582 | 377 | 377 |
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