St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 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
10.4° C
(Which is 1.0°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 11PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)--
Afternoon (17 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (17 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.7
SE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
1.4
SE
5
1.5
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
7
16
24
28
26
19
91
159
214
150
123
113
99
96
66
50
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:10PM4.82m
3:33AM4.70m
4:01PM4.80m
4:19AM4.65m
4:55PM4.65m
5:09AM4.53m
Low Tide
9:20PM0.15m
9:41AM0.06m
10:07PM0.28m
10:29AM0.05m
10:54PM0.52m
11:20AM0.16m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:50
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:23
9:25
9:27
1
2
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
12
9
8
7
8
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
11
10
11
12
15
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
6
5
4
6
6
5
3
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.8
ESE
5
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
Energy kJ
20
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
7
7
6
6
26
7
7
7
6
150
123
113
99
96
66
50
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.4
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
22
6
6
6
6
2
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
1.4
SE
5
1.5
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
6
16
24
28
19
91
159
214
1
1
2
4
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
54
54
80
105
105
105
202
202
203
234
172
54
258
319
265
306
31
31
31
31
0
0
100
100
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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