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St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 12 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
7.7° 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 4AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.1
N
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
1
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)8777767777777136612111156666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10177513731191615181919199442332046593118
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
20
S
30
S
25
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
3.44
10:01AM
3.35
10:28PM
3.40
11:02AM
3.41
11:32PM
3.48
11:57AM
3.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:24AM
1.58
4:01PM
1.70
4:40AM
1.61
5:14PM
1.56
5:43AM
1.51
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise----8:37-------8:34-------8:33---
Sunset------4:01-------4:04-------4:06-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C886655643333455555555664
Feels °C (?)4323200-3-4-3-3-3-2-10-1-2-2-20010-1
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