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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
10.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at St Andrews today?
The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 9AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at St Andrews. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | |
36 | 39 | 98 | 223 | 251 | 237 | 318 | 213 | 173 | 146 | 127 | 85 | 62 | 47 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:19AM4.65m | 4:55PM4.65m | 5:09AM4.53m | 5:53PM4.40m | 6:04AM4.37m | 6:56PM4.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.28m | 10:29AM0.05m | 10:54PM0.52m | 11:20AM0.16m | 11:44PM0.81m | 12:16PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 234 | 213 | 173 | 146 | 127 | 85 | 62 | 47 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | N 7 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
36 | 39 | 98 | 223 | 251 | 237 | 318 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 318 | 321 | 265 | 327 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 254 | 225 | 254 | 225 | 225 | 252 |
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