St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.6° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 11AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (15 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.2
NNE
14
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
13
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
44
37
37
38
30
16
15
6
6
6
1
5
9
8
20
46
51
39
46
17
20
19
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
5
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:21AM4.11m
5:29PM3.93m
6:02AM3.78m
6:08PM3.66m
6:51AM3.45m
6:59PM3.41m
Low Tide
11:16AM0.95m
11:34PM0.83m
11:52AM1.26m
00:16AM1.13m
12:34PM1.57m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:45
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Temp °C
15
13
12
13
13
12
10
9
9
8
9
12
13
12
11
10
10
9
8
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
10
10
9
7
8
7
6
5
5
4
5
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
5
7
7
6
6
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