St Andrews Surf Break

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

Issued: 12 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
12.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
15
20
20
20
19
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
6
6
18
18
12
10
10
6
8
7
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SE
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:51PM4.61m
5:00AM4.71m
5:46PM4.44m
5:52AM4.64m
6:42PM4.24m
6:45AM4.49m
Low Tide
10:23AM-0.04m
10:44PM0.56m
11:15AM-0.01m
11:32PM0.75m
12:07PM0.12m
00:21AM0.96m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:20
4:20
4:20
4:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:01
10:02
10:02
10:02
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
18
19
18
16
14
13
14
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
17
19
17
17
15
13
11
11
Feels °C
11
13
14
15
14
12
10
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
15
15
12
13
10
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
Energy kJ
10
15
20
20
20
19
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
6
6
18
18
12
10
10
6
8
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
SE
5
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
13
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
1
6
6
6
3
6
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.5
SE
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
1
2
4
2
1
3
3
3
1
5
2
2
2
12
13
6
7
4
3
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
152
156
225
149
156
156
225
228
234
254
225
202
102
225
225
237
237
211
211
252
252
252
252
240
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
4
4
7
4
4
5
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