St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 20 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
8.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at St Andrews today?

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 7AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)777664663346777666645556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)114442332257715811799756648573027191610
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
5
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:35AM
4.67
5:00PM
4.74
5:19AM
4.47
5:53PM
4.45
6:10AM
4.20
6:56PM
4.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:22PM
0.06
10:40AM
0.10
11:05PM
0.35
11:26AM
0.26
11:52PM
0.73
12:18PM
0.52
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---5:52-------5:50-------5:48----
Sunset-------8:28-------8:30-------8:31
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1087777666666788776655555
Feels °C (?)654445222201112232100002
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