Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Andrews today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 12PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at St Andrews. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 69 | 31 | 106 | 42 | 166 | 150 | 187 | 192 | 347 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:27AM4.37m | 6:56PM3.91m | 7:11AM3.99m | 7:39PM3.62m | 8:04AM3.62m | 8:32PM3.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM0.66m | 00:40AM0.99m | 1:08PM1.08m | 1:22AM1.27m | 1:52PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 50 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | 192 | 211 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 8 | NE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 |
— | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 69 | 31 | 106 | 36 | 166 | 150 | 187 | — | 347 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 535 | 256 | 258 | 258 | 254 | 254 | 156 | 251 | 254 | 225 | 225 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 206 | 306 | 202 | 202 | 171 | 535 | 171 | 26 |
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