St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.8° 

St Andrews surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at St Andrews today (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 5AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (10 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s

Table - waves today at St Andrews. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.7
S
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.5
NE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
10
10
10
6
4
15
14
7
8
5
5
3
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
3
4
5
5
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
W
15
W
5
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:55AM4.61m
2:34PM4.56m
2:38AM4.87m
3:14PM4.69m
3:18AM5.00m
3:51PM4.72m
Low Tide
8:16AM0.07m
8:30PM0.57m
8:56AM-0.15m
9:08PM0.39m
9:32AM-0.20m
9:43PM0.31m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:35
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7:44
7:40
7:37
 mm
1
1
2
4
Temp °C
11
12
12
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
12
13
16
17
15
13
13
12
14
16
17
19
17
15
Feels °C
8
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
12
12
11
9
8
9
10
11
12
15
14
14
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