St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 27 Feb 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
6.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at St Andrews today?

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 11PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)--
Afternoon (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (27 Feb)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.5
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.8
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)776344445556666566677778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1277511121287131018161510345869109140147194242283
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:27PM
3.77
11:45AM
3.91
12:30AM
4.05
12:40PM
4.28
1:20AM
4.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:02PM
1.20
5:41AM
1.37
6:12PM
0.80
6:36AM
1.08
7:02PM
0.40
7:19AM
0.80
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise------7:07-------7:03-------7:01-
Sunset5:38-------5:40-------5:43-------
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C10765543555434456899109999
Feels °C (?)61101002110-2-2-20032221123
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