Yellowcraig Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.07° N 2.78° W

Yellowcraig Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Yellowcraig Beach sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.9° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Yellowcraig Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.2
ESE
6
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
5
4
11
6
3
2
4
1
5
21
35
49
68
48
46
26
16
11
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
30
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SW
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:17AM4.46m
5:37PM4.09m
5:55AM4.13m
6:11PM3.80m
6:36AM3.77m
6:50PM3.50m
Low Tide
11:18AM0.43m
11:30PM0.59m
11:52AM0.79m
00:06AM0.85m
12:28PM1.16m
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:27
7:24
 mm
4
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
15
16
17
16
13
12
12
11
13
15
16
14
13
14
14
11
13
13
12
13
12
Feels °C
16
10
8
9
12
12
10
8
9
8
12
14
10
9
7
8
9
5
6
5
4
6
5
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