St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
15.6° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 2PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
49
90
115
127
126
136
277
368
424
175
151
112
114
120
126
174
178
138
135
99
99
99
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
SE
5
SE
0
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:04AM3.62m
8:32PM3.35m
9:11AM3.33m
9:43PM3.19m
10:33AM3.20m
Low Tide
1:22AM1.27m
1:52PM1.46m
2:15AM1.55m
2:53PM1.77m
3:33AM1.75m
4:28PM1.91m
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:35
8:32
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
14
15
15
15
13
11
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
12
11
10
13
17
18
18
17
Feels °C
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
7
9
10
10
12
14
13
13
11
9
7
9
14
15
14
14
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