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St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
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St Andrews surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
10.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at St Andrews today?
The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 9PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at St Andrews. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | |
2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 30 | 81 | 193 | 376 | 511 | 650 | 785 | 846 | 726 | 606 | 489 | 409 | 261 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:56AM3.97m | 00:40AM4.08m | 12:45PM4.25m | 1:23AM4.35m | 1:33PM4.51m | 2:05AM4.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM0.70m | 6:41AM1.06m | 7:04PM0.43m | 7:26AM0.73m | 7:50PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | |
— | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | 9:20 | |
— | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | N 8 | — | — | NNE 8 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 193 | 376 | 511 | 650 | 785 | 846 | 726 | 606 | 489 | 409 | 261 | 196 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 7 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — |
2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 24 | 21 | 30 | 81 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 238 | 251 | 603 | 283 | 250 | 604 | 251 | 276 | 628 | 1360 | 832 | 171 | 532 | 536 | 567 | 392 | 567 | 171 | 171 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
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