St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 05 Apr 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
7.1° 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 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 05). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (05 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (05 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SE
1.3
ESE
0.9
SE
0.5
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.8
ESE
1.1
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)67788111110101099999104410105566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161145752810254041383633321516169141119192755128142
Wind
(km/h)
50
SSW
45
SW
55
W
40
W
40
W
45
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
0
NE
5
NE
10
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43AM
4.34
5:00PM
4.36
5:12AM
4.13
5:35PM
4.09
5:44AM
3.89
6:13PM
3.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:28PM
0.41
10:40AM
0.48
10:59PM
0.66
11:13AM
0.64
11:32PM
0.95
11:49AM
0.88
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise---6:31-------6:28-------6:26----
Sunset-------7:55-------7:59-------8:00
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
21----------------------
Temp. °C975467765444681010109877101010
Feels °C (?)-2-3-8-6-4-4-3-3-2-2-1-1256777644445
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