St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 Mar 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
7.2° 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 7PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (29 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (29 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
0.2
NNE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
NE
0.1
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)1013121211992121212120101010999877766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9433222899916299816151614131244
Wind
(km/h)
50
SW
50
W
45
W
45
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:28PM
3.98
1:16AM
4.04
1:20PM
4.29
2:00AM
4.28
2:03PM
4.54
2:38AM
4.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:59PM
0.70
7:19AM
1.14
7:44PM
0.41
7:59AM
0.87
8:21PM
0.20
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:45-------6:41
Sunset---7:42-------7:44-------7:45----
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-111--------------------
Temp. °C710854444688866671013151312111110
Feels °C (?)-4-1-3-5-5-4-4-4-2-1011122581098787
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