St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.6° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 9PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
56
74
92
94
97
107
111
111
111
120
178
226
322
213
153
67
47
20
10
9
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
5
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
ENE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:54PM4.13m
2:57AM4.50m
3:26PM4.29m
3:28AM4.67m
3:57PM4.40m
Low Tide
8:39AM0.54m
8:46PM0.81m
9:10AM0.30m
9:18PM0.63m
9:42AM0.13m
9:49PM0.51m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:17
8:15
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
15
14
13
13
16
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
16
13
12
11
11
15
14
14
14
15
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