St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
8.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at St Andrews today?

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 8PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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 (?)
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.2
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)665666566---777644446658
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)178443221100011114899312424
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
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-
on
glassononcrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:28PM
4.95
3:54AM
4.78
4:12PM
4.92
4:35AM
4.67
5:00PM
4.74
5:19AM
4.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17AM
0.18
9:41PM
-0.09
9:58AM
0.08
10:22PM
0.06
10:40AM
0.10
11:05PM
0.35
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:52-------5:50
Sunset---8:22-------8:24-------8:28----
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11--------------------
Temp. °C911121197668101110977777766677
Feels °C (?)355542123587644433322233
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