Yellowcraig Beach surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 15 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
10.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Yellowcraig Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Yellowcraig Beach at 1AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (16 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
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)
1.8
NE
11
1.7
NNE
11
1.5
NNE
11
1.4
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
757
645
513
401
308
261
192
145
99
67
53
46
32
32
31
20
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
7
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
15
E
10
S
5
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
E
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:38PM4.38m
2:10AM4.41m
2:26PM4.58m
2:53AM4.53m
3:15PM4.68m
3:38AM4.56m
Low Tide
7:53PM0.21m
8:14AM0.41m
8:38PM0.12m
8:59AM0.19m
9:24PM0.14m
9:45AM0.06m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:54
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:19
9:20
9:22
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
8
6
5
5
7
9
9
10
8
8
6
7
9
10
13
11
8
7
7
8
10
11
6
7
4
3
1
1
4
6
4
7
6
4
0
0
2
3
7
7
5
3
4
6
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
11
1.7
NNE
11
1.5
NNE
11
1.4
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Energy kJ
757
645
513
401
308
261
192
145
99
67
53
46
32
32
31
20
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
S
3
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
2
8
1
3
6
10
10
6
2
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
17
17
55
4
17
17
0
0
169
0
17
17
17
93
83
83
32
83
83
83
93
192
192
199
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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