
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Andrews today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 9AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at St Andrews. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 69 | 83 | 108 | 103 | 99 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:32AM4.76m | 3:52PM4.55m | 4:08AM4.62m | 4:24PM4.40m | 4:44AM4.40m | 4:56PM4.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.19m | 9:50PM0.32m | 10:10AM0.39m | 10:23PM0.41m | 10:42AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 44 | 69 | 7 | 7 | 103 | 99 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 7 | SE 6 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — |
5 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NNE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
2 | 4 | 14 | 30 | — | — | — | 83 | 108 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 433 | 0 | 100 | 78 | 100 | 78 | 99 | 254 | 157 | 258 | 258 | 738 | 739 | 572 | 257 |
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