St Andrews Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Scotland – East Coast, UK)

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Surf Break: St Andrews

St Andrews Spot ID:

Type: beach

Reliability: inconsistent

Best: Swell NE | Wind SW

Sea Temperature Today is: 8.0 °C

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Monday, 20 May 2013, 20:53 Local time

m, °C	Sun	Monday 20
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	E	E	ENE	ENE
Period (s)	7	6	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross	cross

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St Andrews on the East Coast is a quite exposed beach break that has unreliable waves. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the southwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs

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For Dundee, Scotland, 17 miles from St Andrews.

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St Andrews Tide Times and Tide Chart

Live Weather:

At Leuchars RAF, 6 km from St Andrews.

light winds from the E

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Air temperature
12.5 °C

Current weather near St Andrews

Overall St Andrews Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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Visitor Reviews of St Andrews

andrew from UNITED KINGDOM writes:

An inconsistent break! Mainly windswept crap.. or 2 ft closeouts.. but when its a 10 ft NE swell with offshore winds it can go off! Low tide go to the cliff end of the beach and at mid to high tide go to the sandbar near the harbor wall. 7 miles down the coast there is a much better break called kings barns... there are three different waves at the same beach.. called the point' pole and the beach. The pole is a reef and has got a short left slab.. which breaks on a NW swell tends to be hollow! (works on high tide) the beach works on any swell really.. had an awesome session there. perfect beach break peaks on its day.. can be hollow too! (works at high tide) and the point is a lovely long right hander.. a mini thurso east on its day.. some barrel sections.. breaks over large boulders. Can be unforgiving considering there is no kelp just plain reef. Some dry sections as well... heard there's a nice left as well which I have to try out! Only go at high tide unless you want to snap your fins! No crowds as well.

2012-04-18

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to St Andrews: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Cambo Sands	7 mi
Second closest break	Arbroath	16 mi
Third closest break	North Berwick	19 mi
Fourth closest break	Yellowcraig Beach	19 mi
Fifth closest break	Gullane Bay	21 mi
Wave buoys nearest to St Andrews:
Closest wave buoy	North Sea 2 Buoy	139 mi
Second closest wave buoy	North Sea 3 Buoy	139 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Liverpool Buoy	178 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	North Sea 1 Buoy	191 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	224 mi
Tide stations nearest to St Andrews:
Closest tide station	Dundee	11 mi
Second closest tide station	Leith	29 mi
Third closest tide station	Rosyth	34 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Aberdeen	62 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Greenock	82 mi
Ski Resorts closest to St Andrews:
Closest ski area	Glenshee (United Kingdom)	42 mi
Second closest ski area	The Lecht (United Kingdom)	62 mi
Third closest ski area	Cairngorm (United Kingdom)	64 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom)	80 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Nevis Range (United Kingdom)	91 mi
Town and city forecasts close to St Andrews:
Closest city location	Dundee (United Kingdom)	12 mi
Second closest city location	Glenrothes (United Kingdom)	18 mi
Third closest city location	Kirkcaldy (United Kingdom)	21 mi
Fourth closest city location	Perth (United Kingdom)	25 mi
Fifth closest city location	Dunfermline (United Kingdom)	32 mi

The closest passenger airport to St Andrews is Leuchars Airport (ADX) in U.k, 6 km (4 miles) away (directly).
The second nearest airport to St Andrews is Dundee Airport (DND), also in U.k, 19 km (12 miles) away.
Third is Edinburgh Airport (EDI) in U.k, 57 km (35 miles) away.
Dyce (Aberdeen) Airport (ABZ) in U.k is 102 km (63 miles) away.
Glasgow Airport (GLA), also in U.k is the fifth nearest airport to St Andrews and is 115 km (71 miles) away.

St Andrews break location map and break info

This is the Surf-Forecast page for St Andrews, Scot - East Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view St Andrews sea temperature, St Andrews photographs, St Andrews detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, St Andrews webcams, current wind from Scot - East Coast live weather stations and St Andrews tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around St Andrews.

St Andrews Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Scotland – East Coast, UK)

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