St Andrews Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Scotland – East Coast, UK)
St Andrews Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: inconsistent
Best: Swell NE | Wind SW
Sea Temperature Today is: 11.8 °C
| Sun | Monday 21 | |||
| 10PM | 1AM | 4AM | 7AM | |
| Wave (m) |
 NNE |
 NE |
 NNE |
 NE |
| Period (s) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- on |
cross- on |
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.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Saint Andrews, 1 km from St Andrews.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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St Andrews Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At LeucharsRaf, 6 km from St Andrews.
light winds from the NNW km/h |  no report | Air temperature 6.2 °C |
Current weather near St Andrews
Buoy Data:
At Firth of Forth WaveNet Site, 15 miles from St Andrews.
| 8PM | 9PM | 10PM | 11PM | |
| Data Age | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
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| Dominant period (s) | 7.1 | 10.0 | 7.7 | 9.5 |
Overall St Andrews Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
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Visitor Reviews of St Andrews
“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.”
andrew from UNITED KINGDOM - 18 Apr 2012
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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to St Andrews:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break7 mi
- Second closest break16 mi
- Third closest break19 mi
- Fourth closest break19 mi
- Fifth closest break21 mi
Wave buoys nearest to St Andrews:
- Closest wave buoy15 mi
- Second closest wave buoy29 mi
- Third closest wave buoy95 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy114 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy126 mi
Tide stations nearest to St Andrews:
- Closest tide station1 mi
- Second closest tide station11 mi
- Third closest tide station11 mi
- Fourth closest tide station12 mi
- Fifth closest tide station16 mi
Ski Resorts closest to St Andrews:
- Closest ski area42 mi
- Second closest ski area62 mi
- Third closest ski area64 mi
- Fourth closest ski area80 mi
- Fifth closest ski area91 mi
Town and city forecasts close to St Andrews:
- Closest city location12 mi
- Second closest city location18 mi
- Third closest city location21 mi
- Fourth closest city location25 mi
- Fifth closest city location32 mi
Airports
- 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.
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.
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