St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 12 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
7.3° 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 7AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 12). 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 (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (12 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ESE
1.9
SE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
SE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.6
E
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)878888777776763454555574
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27140544137225715865424333181476718291388553220
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
40
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
3.15
11:08AM
3.40
11:59PM
3.41
12:02PM
3.69
12:45AM
3.74
12:46PM
4.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:42AM
1.92
5:34PM
1.43
5:54AM
1.67
6:26PM
1.06
6:42AM
1.35
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise---6:13-------6:11-------6:07----
Sunset-------8:10-------8:13-------8:15
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------111-------
Temp. °C7677881097654799987657998
Feels °C (?)-2-3100-111-1-100354665324531
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