Surf Forecasts:
St Andrews State Park surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 24 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period, W swell with 9 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 4s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Mon 24th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for St Andrews State Park over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – it’s a grim stretch ahead for St Andrews State Park.
We’re looking at a solid 16-day run with absolutely no surf worth paddling out for. From now right through to Tuesday, 8th September, the wave action is puny at best. The water temp is sitting around 87°, about one degree warmer than normal for this time of year, so it’s a touch on the balmy side, but you won’t be needing your wettie for any rideable waves.
The best we get is a tiny pulse on the morning of Tuesday, 8th September, with a 2 ft swell from the SSW, period of 5 seconds – combined energy a weak 15 – and the wind is light cross-shore. That’s barely a ripple. Tuesday afternoon sees the biggest number of the whole run: a 5 ft swell from the south, period still a short 5 seconds, and combined energy hitting 102 (moderate). But with moderate cross-shore wind and the swell direction coming from the south (the optimum is SW), plus the period being too short to offer any real shape, it’s still only “poor surf conditions.” That sort of short-period, moderate energy with a cross-wind is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, if I’m honest.
The pattern here is a long dead spell. Several days of glassy mornings, sure – like Tuesday morning, 25th August, with a glassy 1.0 ft from the WSW, or Saturday morning, 29th August, glassy again with 1 ft from the WSW – but when the swell is that small, clean conditions don’t matter a jot. The crowd profile is “sometimes” busy, but with nothing to surf, that’s irrelevant.
This area tends to have stretches like this; it’s not unusual to see a blank run when the swell just isn’t lining up. Forecasts can change, but for now, leave the board in the shed. The only real stand-out (if you can call it that) is that afternoon of Tuesday, 8th September, for the sheer size – 5 ft – but it’s not rideable, so even that’s a skip.
Stay dry, gang.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSE 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SE 4 | S 2 | SSE 4 |
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 kJ | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:10AM0.53m | 8:56AM0.51m | 9:43AM0.48m | 10:37AM0.43m | 1:29AM0.28m | 11:49AM0.38m | 00:25AM0.33m | 1:36PM0.33m | 00:16AM0.39m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM0.07m | 6:53PM0.08m | 7:12PM0.11m | 7:25PM0.16m | 7:25PM0.22m | 6:47PM0.27m | 6:40AM0.25m | 4:54PM0.31m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SW 4 | S 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SE 4 | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 3 | SW 4 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | S 2 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 432 | 438 | 1783 | 439 | 1293 | 1720 | 420 | 490 | 1783 | 433 | 438 | 856 | 419 | 856 | 1100 | 1669 | 986 | 1375 | 1293 | 1022 |
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