Surf Forecasts:
St Andrews State Park surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 30 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period, SSW swell with 17 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for St Andrews State Park this week:
The most powerful waves expected at St Andrews State Park in the next 16 days are 0.6m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for St Andrews State Park over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright crew, Rusty here with a look at the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta tell ya, it’s looking real flat. There’s a big dry spell coming our way, so if you’re chasing waves, you’re gonna have to practice your patience. For the next week and beyond, it’s a struggle. The ocean is just not delivering any real energy.
Let’s focus on the one spot we’ve got intel on: St Andrews State Park. The water is sitting at 87°, which feels a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. But that’s about the only positive thing I can say.
We start off on the afternoon of Thursday, 27 August. There’s a risk of thunderstorms and a tiny 1ft swell from the SSW. The energy is almost nothing, just a measly (2). Wind is light cross-onshore, so the surf is poor. Honestly, it’s not worth getting wet for.
The rest of the week and into early September is more of the same story. Through Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, we’re stuck with ankle-snappers around 0.6ft to 2ft. The swell periods are short, around 3 to 5 seconds, so there’s no grunt behind them. The combined energy never climbs above 17 in that stretch, so we’re talking barely a ripple. There are glimpses of clean conditions, like Friday afternoon when the wind goes glassy, but there’s no wave to ride.
From Monday, 31 August all the way through to the morning of Wednesday, 9 September, it’s pretty much flat. We’re seeing zeros for combined energy day after day – a proper shutdown. Winds will be light and occasionally offshore, but it doesn’t matter when there’s no swell to work with.
Finally, on the morning of Wednesday, 9 September, a tiny 0.3ft SSW swell tries to show up with 5-second period and (2) energy, but it’s hopelessly small and the cross-onshore wind will spoil it. The afternoons from the 9th to the 11th of September stay just as poor, with onshore winds and zero to minimal swell.
There is no standout session. There is nothing to get excited about. It’s a classic flat spell for the area. Set the boards aside for a bit, maybe tune up the fins, because the forecasts will change, but right now, we’ve got nothing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 |
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 kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | off | on | cross | off | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:37AM0.43m | 1:29AM0.28m | 11:49AM0.38m | 00:25AM0.33m | 1:36PM0.33m | 00:16AM0.39m | 00:31AM0.45m | 1:08AM0.50m | 2:03AM0.54m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25PM0.16m | 7:25PM0.22m | 6:47PM0.27m | 6:40AM0.25m | 4:54PM0.31m | 8:48AM0.21m | 10:34AM0.16m | 12:12PM0.12m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:04 | — |
mm | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 34 | 37 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | SE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 433 | 438 | 510 | 435 | 438 | 1100 | 1720 | 986 | 1133 | 1293 | 1136 | 1286 | 1636 | 1547 | 1022 | 419 | 429 | 1133 | 419 | 419 |
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