St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 BST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 1AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)777777778887756666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1111201271091028167474733333119425257433435383118128
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SW
25
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
4.34
2:02AM
4.40
2:06PM
4.63
2:38AM
4.63
2:46PM
4.84
3:15AM
4.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:45PM
0.32
8:01AM
0.67
8:22PM
0.05
8:39AM
0.39
9:01PM
-0.10
9:17AM
0.18
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:01-------5:58--
Sunset-8:16-------8:19-------8:21------
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-2--1------11-----------
Temp. °C1411109881011121199101010111312109991012
Feels °C (?)975432237644554565421134
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