Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Andrews today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 10PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at St Andrews. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 12 | N 12 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:00PM4.40m | 5:07AM4.64m | 5:35PM4.28m | 5:46AM4.45m | 6:14PM4.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM0.48m | 11:21AM0.24m | 11:33PM0.59m | 11:59AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 12 | N 12 |
11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 5 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 5 | NE 8 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 7 | N 7 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NE 9 | N 9 | SE 6 | NE 9 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 |
— | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 407 | 272 | 254 | 254 | 226 | 254 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 102 | 272 | 237 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 156 | 234 | 254 | 149 |
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