St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 16 May 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
10.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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 11AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (16 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.5
ESE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
308
256
192
130
99
79
70
54
32
32
31
20
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
7
7
8
16
10
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
S
5
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:05AM4.55m
2:21PM4.72m
2:48AM4.67m
3:10PM4.82m
3:33AM4.70m
4:01PM4.80m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.42m
8:35PM0.12m
8:56AM0.19m
9:20PM0.15m
9:41AM0.06m
10:07PM0.28m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:52
4:52
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:22
9:23
9:25
1
Temp °C
4
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
7
9
11
12
11
9
7
7
7
9
10
11
11
10
9
0
1
5
5
3
4
5
4
1
1
2
4
5
6
6
4
4
4
6
6
7
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
Energy kJ
308
256
192
130
99
79
70
54
32
32
31
20
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
7
7
7
11
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Energy kJ
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
3
9
6
2
3
4
5
5
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
8
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
141
31
0
40
40
105
105
54
105
80
105
105
105
202
206
206
203
234
167
254
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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