St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 19 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
10.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at St Andrews today?

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 9AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (19 May)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (19 May)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.7
SE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
39
98
223
251
237
318
213
173
146
127
85
62
47
31
14
6
6
5
3
3
3
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:19AM4.65m
4:55PM4.65m
5:09AM4.53m
5:53PM4.40m
6:04AM4.37m
6:56PM4.12m
Low Tide
10:07PM0.28m
10:29AM0.05m
10:54PM0.52m
11:20AM0.16m
11:44PM0.81m
12:16PM0.35m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:48
4:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:25
9:27
9:29
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
13
12
13
11
11
11
11
12
14
16
15
13
11
10
11
12
14
17
17
16
5
5
2
5
9
9
9
7
7
8
7
5
7
9
9
9
7
7
10
11
12
14
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
6
6
7
7
7
6
234
213
173
146
127
85
62
47
31
14
6
6
5
3
3
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
13
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
11
6
5
1
2
2
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.7
SE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.7
SE
7
0.4
SW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
36
39
98
223
251
237
318
1
4
8
9
8
3
2
1
1
2
5
4
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
318
321
265
327
31
0
31
31
31
0
0
100
100
100
100
100
99
99
254
225
254
225
225
252
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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