St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 27 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
12.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at St Andrews today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 6PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
1
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
3
6
12
13
10
10
10
18
52
105
120
147
85
67
39
25
23
13
8
4
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:15PM3.96m
00:52AM3.95m
1:04PM4.02m
1:31AM4.04m
1:48PM4.07m
2:08AM4.10m
Low Tide
6:37PM0.90m
6:58AM1.15m
7:17PM0.88m
7:37AM0.97m
7:55PM0.86m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:37
4:35
4:35
4:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:38
9:40
9:42
9:44
Temp °C
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
12
13
14
13
12
15
14
15
17
15
16
14
12
10
10
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
6
7
10
12
13
12
12
8
9
10
9
11
9
8
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
99
85
67
39
25
23
13
8
4
3
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
1
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
SE
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
2
3
6
12
13
10
10
10
18
52
105
120
147
3
8
7
11
12
8
8
5
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
202
202
228
212
212
235
235
254
254
321
622
622
31
0
11
119
100
258
276
468
258
202
202
202
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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