St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
15.6° C
1.2° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 9PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.4
SE
3
0.1
N
8
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
3
1
10
4
1
2
1
1
3
7
6
12
15
21
21
21
50
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
15
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
on
on
High Tide
6:17PM4.20m
6:27AM4.37m
6:56PM3.91m
7:11AM3.99m
7:39PM3.62m
Low Tide
00:01AM0.74m
12:29PM0.66m
00:40AM0.99m
1:08PM1.08m
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:43
8:39
 mm
1
6
4
1
2
3
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
15
15
17
18
18
17
14
12
12
12
15
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
11
12
10
12
14
13
13
12
13
13
11
9
9
9
12
12
14
11
7
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