St Andrews Surf Break

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

Issued: 6 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
14.5° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

St Andrews surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at St Andrews today (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 3AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Afternoon (29 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (29 Jun)--

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.4
SW
3
0.3
S
2
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.1
SE
5
0.3
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
E
5
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
6
4
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
SE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
2:12PM3.87m
2:26AM3.97m
2:54PM3.95m
3:06AM4.08m
3:35PM3.99m
3:44AM4.19m
Low Tide
8:13PM1.12m
8:35AM0.88m
8:51PM1.03m
9:15AM0.74m
9:28PM0.96m
9:53AM0.64m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:24
4:24
4:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:02
10:02
10:02
10:01
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
15
13
11
12
14
16
18
18
17
15
14
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
14
Feels °C
11
12
11
9
7
7
7
10
13
15
15
14
12
12
13
15
13
14
14
14
13
13
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
7
6
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
S
2
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SE
4
Energy kJ
5
3
4
2
3
7
9
5
3
1
1
1
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
3
4
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
254
254
257
272
254
272
272
258
202
202
240
202
240
254
254
225
202
202
237
237
237
237
237
225
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
6
9
6
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
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