St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 BST
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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
8.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at St Andrews today?

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 3PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ENE
3
0.2
NNE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.8
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
10
10
16
17
16
14
14
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
3
8
68
73
37
137
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
E
15
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:10AM3.94m
8:10PM3.77m
8:24AM3.75m
9:33PM3.61m
9:44AM3.72m
10:51PM3.65m
Low Tide
1:19PM0.81m
1:50AM1.50m
2:38PM1.04m
3:15AM1.71m
4:14PM1.07m
4:50AM1.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:46
5:43
5:41
5:39
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8:34
8:36
8:37
8:39
Temp °C
4
7
8
9
8
8
8
8
9
12
13
12
10
9
9
8
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
6
1
4
4
6
6
6
6
6
8
10
10
9
7
6
7
6
5
4
0
0
1
2
2
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.3
NE
5
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.8
NE
11
Energy kJ
11
10
10
10
16
17
16
14
14
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
4
68
73
37
137
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
12
0.4
NE
11
0.7
NE
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
3
5
4
4
4
4
3
8
7
3
29
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
7
3
6
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
254
311
666
887
408
363
235
235
226
235
342
235
252
257
119
114
114
169
252
252
252
252
31
31
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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