
Surf Forecasts:
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) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Yellowcraig Beach at 8AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Yellowcraig Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, gales from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 187 | 376 | 150 | 125 | 105 | 69 | 37 | 33 | 6 | 452 | 215 | 101 | 69 | 24 | 297 | 288 | 238 | 181 | 130 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:33AM3.81m | 1:11PM3.87m | 1:12AM4.08m | 1:46PM4.15m | 1:50AM4.34m | 2:20PM4.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM0.76m | 7:08PM1.06m | 7:29AM0.47m | 7:45PM0.76m | 8:05AM0.23m | 8:21PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | — | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | NNE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | N 13 | N 12 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 187 | 376 | 150 | 125 | 105 | 69 | 37 | 33 | 5 | 452 | 215 | 101 | 69 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 8 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 91 | 72 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 5 | N 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | SE 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 |
— | — | 5 | 20 | 75 | 24 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 216 | 52 | 118 | 252 | 338 | 285 | 297 | 288 | 238 | 181 | 130 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 182 | 185 | 221 | 199 | 139 | 105 | 282 | 287 | 55 | 68 | 17 | 23 | 675 | 675 | 811 | 651 | 858 | 858 | 651 | 868 | 868 | 811 | 813 | 582 |
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