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St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
7.1° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at St Andrews today?

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 9AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
E
1
E
1.4
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
SE
1.6
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
SE
Period(s) (?)555555666767766677776677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20181213111524397686844835627814612412815715288209297286
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
0
WNW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		glassglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		glassglassglassoncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:54AM
3.96
2:04PM
4.21
2:32AM
4.08
2:39PM
4.40
3:08AM
4.16
3:12PM
4.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:50AM
0.97
8:15PM
0.62
8:24AM
0.82
8:51PM
0.43
8:58AM
0.73
9:25PM
0.30
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise--8:30-------8:29-------8:27-----
Sunset----4:12-------4:14-------4:15---
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C766667666655666777787777
Feels °C (?)534333333323433333320-2-1-1
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