St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 14 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
7.6° 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 6AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
ESE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.2
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
SE
1
ESE
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)545577745566666667667688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12116510241738455592647710610611688109716163474744
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:45AM
3.74
12:46PM
4.01
1:25AM
4.08
1:26PM
4.34
2:02AM
4.40
2:06PM
4.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:42AM
1.35
7:07PM
0.68
7:23AM
1.00
7:45PM
0.32
8:01AM
0.67
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise---6:07-------6:05-------6:03----
Sunset-------8:15-------8:16-------8:19
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1----------31-11--------
Temp. °C8766799999991112141210109810121212
Feels °C (?)543444345666799854323568
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