St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 BST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
7.2° 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 1AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
1
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 (?)
1.4
ESE
1.6
SE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)667777666666666666677787
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)132195205150159100664933322218181812303028312425272827
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
W
35
WSW
35
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossglassglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:13PM
3.77
6:20AM
3.63
6:59PM
3.45
7:09AM
3.38
8:05PM
3.17
8:24AM
3.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:07AM
1.26
12:29PM
1.17
12:48AM
1.56
1:18PM
1.46
1:41AM
1.82
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:20-------6:18--
Sunset-8:00-------8:02-------8:05------
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C111111111211121415131110101199108654467
Feels °C (?)67810119910109877530100-1-1021
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