Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Andrews today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 5PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at St Andrews. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 381 | 526 | 652 | 686 | 660 | 719 | 812 | 848 | 823 | 580 | 390 | 289 | 105 | 58 | 81 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:46AM3.16m | 10:52PM3.40m | 11:44AM3.39m | 11:45PM3.65m | 12:29PM3.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM1.95m | 5:17AM1.43m | 5:37PM1.72m | 6:09AM1.12m | 6:25PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 848 | 823 | 580 | 390 | 289 | 105 | 57 | 81 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | 261 | 41 | 22 | 117 | 88 | 58 | 29 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 326 | 381 | 526 | 652 | 686 | 660 | 719 | 812 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 265 | 265 | 202 | 202 | 33 | 202 | 164 | 119 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 272 | 258 | 39 | 39 | 80 | 102 | 114 | 157 |
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