Yellowcraig Beach surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
8.5° 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: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ENE
3
0.2
NNE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
16
17
16
14
14
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
7
4
8
73
78
137
134
110
106
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
ENE
0
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
0
WNW
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
5
W
5
NNW
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:14PM3.66m
8:28AM3.64m
9:37PM3.50m
9:48AM3.61m
10:55PM3.53m
11:01AM3.71m
Low Tide
1:23PM0.79m
1:53AM1.45m
2:43PM1.00m
3:20AM1.66m
4:18PM1.03m
4:54AM1.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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5:43
5:41
5:39
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8:32
8:35
8:37
8:38
Temp °C
10
10
9
8
7
7
9
12
13
13
12
10
8
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
8
12
7
8
8
7
5
5
8
10
11
11
10
8
6
6
5
4
3
2
2
3
4
5
6
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.3
NE
5
0.7
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
Energy kJ
10
10
16
17
16
14
14
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
73
78
137
134
110
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
13
0.2
NNE
12
0.6
NNE
11
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
3
5
5
4
4
4
3
8
7
15
93
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
SE
3
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
7
4
5
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
379
334
210
210
200
210
250
258
258
255
250
200
210
144
218
258
258
186
0
0
0
0
17
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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