St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
15.8° C
2.1° 

St Andrews surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at St Andrews today (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 2PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
1
1
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
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
5
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
107
71
44
34
23
20
10
9
9
8
5
5
5
3
7
12
5
6
14
8
7
7
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
0
SE
5
WSW
5
S
15
SE
15
SE
20
E
5
SE
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:05AM4.40m
7:48PM3.89m
7:56AM4.07m
8:37PM3.66m
8:52AM3.76m
9:32PM3.48m
Low Tide
1:13PM0.57m
1:23AM1.17m
1:59PM0.95m
2:13AM1.39m
2:51PM1.29m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:52
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:43
9:40
9:38
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
15
17
16
15
14
13
13
12
15
18
19
16
16
16
15
15
17
18
19
17
16
Feels °C
13
11
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
12
15
16
17
13
15
15
14
13
16
17
18
15
15
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