Surf Forecasts:
Yellowcraig Beach surf forecast from 14 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 24 Nov, 12AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 19 Nov, 6AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, NNE swell with 1,922 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 16 Nov, 6PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NNE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Yellowcraig Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Yellowcraig Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 16) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Yellowcraig Beach in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 19) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Nov 17) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Mon 16th Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Tue 24th Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Thu 19th Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Yellowcraig Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | SE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 225 | 193 | 44 | 170 | 53 | 914 | 597 | 547 | 1050 | 565 | 659 | 1049 | 1089 | 698 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:14PM3.88m | 4:50AM3.64m | 4:54PM3.71m | 5:37AM3.39m | 5:41PM3.55m | 6:34AM3.19m | 6:38PM3.42m | 7:41AM3.09m | 7:43PM3.35m | 8:49AM3.13m | 8:49PM3.38m | 9:48AM3.29m | 9:48PM3.50m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM0.77m | 10:35AM1.20m | 11:05PM0.98m | 11:16AM1.41m | 11:53PM1.18m | 12:03PM1.60m | 00:51AM1.32m | 1:02PM1.75m | 1:58AM1.37m | 2:14PM1.79m | 3:08AM1.29m | 3:30PM1.69m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
 | 4:07 | — | — | 4:05 | — | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 3:57 | — | — | 3:56 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | 19 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -5 | -4 | -1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 12 | E 8 | NNE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 115 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 15 | 193 | 44 | 170 | 53 | 31 | 597 | 45 | 799 | 565 | 180 | 1049 | 1089 | 698 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | N 16 | — | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | SE 7 | NE 5 | NNE 8 | NE 12 | — | NNE 10 | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 19 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 36 | — | 41 | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | NNE 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 10 | 225 | 3 | 2 | — | 38 | 914 | — | 547 | 1050 | 39 | 659 | 11 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 83 | 139 | 210 | 270 | 357 | 200 | 520 | 76 | 3 | 284 | 83 | 17 | 17 | 507 | 294 | 362 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
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