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St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
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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 1.4°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: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at St Andrews. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | |
5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 44 | 147 | 327 | 690 | 524 | 698 | 870 | 890 | 814 | 634 | 523 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 11:55PM3.78m | 11:56AM3.97m | 00:40AM4.08m | 12:45PM4.25m | 1:23AM4.35m | 1:33PM4.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM1.39m | 6:18PM0.70m | 6:41AM1.06m | 7:04PM0.43m | 7:26AM0.73m | 7:50PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | — | — | 81 | 154 | 395 | 524 | 698 | 870 | 890 | 814 | 634 | 523 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | 44 | 147 | 327 | 690 | 4 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 690 | 604 | 604 | 251 | 251 | 686 | 276 | 1356 | 637 | 642 | 171 | 171 | 552 | 536 | 567 | 567 | 567 | 171 | 31 | 33 |
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