St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 13 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
7.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at St Andrews today?

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 3PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.6
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ENE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.8
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
ESE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
ESE
1.6
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)766764545577645566666677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2914882129181185923302035445983857882196135109
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
35
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
glassoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:02PM
3.69
12:45AM
3.74
12:46PM
4.01
1:25AM
4.08
1:26PM
4.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:54AM
1.67
6:26PM
1.06
6:42AM
1.35
7:07PM
0.68
7:23AM
1.00
7:45PM
0.32
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise-6:11-------6:07-------6:05------
Sunset-----8:13-------8:15-------8:16--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
------1---------15--121-
Temp. °C55799987657999899911131211910
Feels °C (?)01253454324533466581010454
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