St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 19 Feb 2026 GMT
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
6.2° 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 4AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (20 Feb)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
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 (?)
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)999988888877771010109999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)66657250535829324419713710558432812599998168888
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
S
20
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:51AM
4.52
3:54PM
4.85
4:25AM
4.47
4:31PM
4.74
5:03AM
4.32
5:13PM
4.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:34PM
-0.07
9:43AM
0.40
10:09PM
-0.03
10:19AM
0.45
10:46PM
0.14
10:57AM
0.58
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise----7:26-------7:24-------7:20---
Sunset------5:22-------5:25-------5:28-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1-------1-11-------
Temp. °C5455689899887798910888997
Feels °C (?)-1-1-1-10120132334555310-101-1
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