Yellowcraig Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.07° N 2.78° W

Yellowcraig Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Yellowcraig Beach sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.7° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Yellowcraig Beach at 1PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.6
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
3
5
9
12
6
6
6
6
12
15
22
21
21
69
31
106
42
166
150
187
192
347
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:31AM4.24m
7:00PM3.79m
7:16AM3.87m
7:43PM3.51m
8:08AM3.51m
8:36PM3.25m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.64m
00:43AM0.96m
1:12PM1.04m
1:26AM1.23m
1:57PM1.42m
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:38
8:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
17
17
16
14
14
13
12
15
17
17
15
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
12
Feels °C
14
13
12
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
12
15
16
13
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
10
8
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