St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
15.8° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 8PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.3
WSW
2
0.1
N
9
0.3
WSW
3
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:00PM4.62m
5:04AM4.95m
5:39PM4.44m
5:45AM4.70m
6:17PM4.20m
Low Tide
10:37AM-0.24m
10:46PM0.42m
11:15AM-0.05m
11:23PM0.54m
11:52AM0.27m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:47
8:45
 mm
4
Temp °C
16
19
20
19
17
15
13
12
13
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
15
16
15
15
13
11
10
12
14
15
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
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