St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.3° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 5PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.1
N
9
0.5
W
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:21AM3.51m
7:37PM3.32m
8:32AM3.21m
8:57PM3.13m
10:04AM3.08m
Low Tide
1:06PM1.56m
1:33AM1.51m
2:03PM1.87m
2:49AM1.76m
3:38PM2.03m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:19
7:16
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
15
13
14
16
15
15
13
14
15
15
13
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
12
11
Feels °C
7
9
6
9
11
9
8
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
7
8
7
7
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