Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Andrews today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at St Andrews. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
270 | 238 | 113 | 109 | 261 | 273 | 178 | 178 | 152 | 135 | 135 | 110 | 110 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 31 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:11AM3.33m | 9:43PM3.19m | 10:33AM3.20m | 11:05PM3.20m | 11:53AM3.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53PM1.77m | 3:33AM1.75m | 4:28PM1.91m | 5:23AM1.72m | 6:03PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
150 | 133 | 113 | 109 | 126 | 152 | 178 | 178 | 152 | 135 | 135 | 110 | 110 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 31 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
270 | 238 | — | — | 261 | 273 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 40 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 252 | 40 | 68 |
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