Yellowcraig Beach surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 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 7PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (15 May)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (15 May)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NNE
11
2
NNE
11
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
NE
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
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1056
973
757
645
523
401
333
256
192
148
101
77
70
53
46
32
31
31
16
15
15
15
15
15
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNE
5
N
5
W
5
WNW
0
WSW
5
E
15
E
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:38PM4.38m
2:10AM4.41m
2:26PM4.58m
2:53AM4.53m
3:15PM4.68m
3:38AM4.56m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.71m
7:53PM0.21m
8:14AM0.41m
8:38PM0.12m
8:59AM0.19m
9:24PM0.14m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
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
Temp °C
8
10
11
11
8
7
5
6
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
7
10
11
12
11
8
7
7
7
2
4
7
7
3
4
2
3
6
6
4
6
5
3
0
0
3
4
6
7
5
3
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NNE
11
2
NNE
11
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
NE
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
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
Energy kJ
1056
973
757
645
523
401
333
256
192
148
101
77
70
53
46
32
31
31
16
15
15
15
15
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
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
Energy kJ
5
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
2
3
9
2
3
5
5
3
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
584
145
145
17
55
4
4
0
0
0
200
0
0
17
32
96
122
83
32
83
83
83
83
83
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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