St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 26 Feb 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
6.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at St Andrews today?

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 10PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)--
Afternoon (26 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (26 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
SE
0.1
N
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.1
N
0.1
N
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)666777777766773441354131356
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)353119222316157777687224358335872
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
E
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:05PM
3.57
10:36AM
3.59
11:27PM
3.77
11:45AM
3.91
12:30AM
4.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:18PM
1.42
4:18AM
1.59
5:02PM
1.20
5:41AM
1.37
6:12PM
0.80
6:36AM
1.08
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise------7:09-------7:07-------7:03-
Sunset5:37-------5:38-------5:40-------
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
1----------------------1
Temp. °C10109887799654333465456678
Feels °C (?)221120233111000010-101113
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