St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
16.1° C
1.9° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 3AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.1
N
10
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
ENE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
5
10
20
50
128
176
179
153
150
131
54
65
54
35
33
25
14
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:36AM4.47m
6:10PM4.06m
6:13AM4.32m
6:49PM3.94m
6:56AM4.13m
7:35PM3.79m
Low Tide
11:23PM0.76m
11:51AM0.38m
11:59PM0.85m
12:28PM0.53m
00:39AM0.98m
1:10PM0.75m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:15
9:13
 mm
1
1
5
6
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
13
12
11
12
12
11
10
10
12
14
15
15
16
15
14
11
12
11
12
12
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