St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 14 May 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
10.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at St Andrews today?

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 9AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (14 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
N
4
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
10
1.9
NE
11
2
NNE
11
1.9
NNE
11
1.7
NNE
11
1.6
NE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.3
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
5
10
39
70
80
113
856
726
762
890
829
700
582
476
375
267
216
161
125
108
73
54
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:40AM4.08m
12:45PM4.25m
1:23AM4.35m
1:33PM4.51m
2:05AM4.55m
2:21PM4.72m
Low Tide
6:41AM1.06m
7:04PM0.43m
7:26AM0.73m
7:50PM0.22m
8:11AM0.42m
8:35PM0.12m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
4:56
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:17
9:20
1
Temp °C
5
5
5
9
9
10
10
7
6
4
5
9
10
11
10
8
7
6
6
7
9
9
10
9
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
1
-1
-1
0
3
4
6
6
4
4
3
2
3
5
4
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
N
8
1.6
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
10
1.9
NE
11
2
NNE
11
1.9
NNE
11
1.7
NNE
11
1.6
NE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.3
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
Energy kJ
1
4
5
1
471
726
762
890
829
700
582
476
375
267
216
161
125
108
73
54
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.5
N
4
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
10
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
SE
4
Energy kJ
3
10
39
70
80
113
856
12
3
7
3
5
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
251
961
637
648
1387
924
597
436
342
26
26
570
171
171
26
26
26
0
0
0
31
31
31
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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