St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 17 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 4AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (17 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (17 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
9
0.4
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
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
32
32
31
31
20
15
15
15
15
15
14
7
7
8
10
10
10
18
22
42
72
60
71
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
10
S
15
SSW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:48AM4.67m
3:10PM4.82m
3:33AM4.70m
4:01PM4.80m
4:19AM4.65m
4:55PM4.65m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.19m
9:20PM0.15m
9:41AM0.06m
10:07PM0.28m
10:29AM0.05m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:52
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:23
9:25
1
2
3
Temp °C
8
6
7
10
10
12
12
9
7
7
7
9
10
11
10
9
8
8
9
11
9
10
11
11
5
2
3
4
3
6
7
6
4
5
5
6
6
7
6
6
5
4
4
6
4
6
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
9
0.4
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
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
Energy kJ
54
32
32
31
31
20
15
15
15
15
15
14
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
60
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
5
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Energy kJ
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
8
10
10
10
18
22
42
72
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
40
40
40
65
65
105
54
80
105
105
202
202
225
202
225
237
234
234
258
265
280
145
54
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
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