St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
15.8° C
1.5° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 4AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 08). 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 (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
4
4
4
4
8
8
7
3
6
8
9
9
9
9
5
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
6
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:22AM3.67m
11:04PM3.61m
11:45AM3.78m
00:16AM3.84m
12:57PM4.03m
Low Tide
3:41AM1.41m
4:33PM1.36m
5:15AM1.29m
6:00PM1.27m
6:36AM0.96m
7:08PM1.04m
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clear
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5:24
5:26
5:28
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9:06
9:04
9:01
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
13
16
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
15
17
19
18
14
12
11
10
15
17
17
14
14
Feels °C
11
10
8
11
12
13
14
14
11
11
12
10
12
12
12
10
9
8
7
12
15
15
10
11
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