St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.4° 

St Andrews surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at St Andrews today (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 8PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
1
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
7
5
5
4
4
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:32AM3.21m
8:57PM3.13m
10:04AM3.08m
10:30PM3.15m
11:28AM3.18m
Low Tide
2:03PM1.87m
2:49AM1.76m
3:38PM2.03m
4:50AM1.75m
5:29PM1.91m
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clear
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light rain
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:16
7:14
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
15
13
12
13
12
13
13
15
16
14
12
11
10
10
10
14
18
18
18
Feels °C
7
7
6
5
4
5
3
6
6
7
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
11
15
17
17
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