
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Andrews today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 4AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at St Andrews. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:22AM3.67m | 11:04PM3.61m | 11:45AM3.78m | 00:16AM3.84m | 12:57PM4.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM1.41m | 4:33PM1.36m | 5:15AM1.29m | 6:00PM1.27m | 6:36AM0.96m | 7:08PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 |
9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 11 | N 10 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 2 | SE 3 |
2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 225 | 225 | 258 | 258 | 272 | 202 | 254 | 250 | 272 | 102 | 116 | 99 | 116 | 676 | 296 | 272 | 257 | 237 | 234 | 240 | 240 | 234 | 119 |
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