St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
15.7° C
2.1° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 8PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (18 Jul)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
2
1
3
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
2
NNE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
109
188
262
586
440
608
307
328
328
335
294
255
215
156
109
88
67
42
38
38
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
NNE
5
NW
10
W
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:15PM4.36m
6:18AM4.68m
7:01PM4.13m
7:05AM4.40m
7:48PM3.89m
Low Tide
11:45AM-0.04m
11:55PM0.74m
12:29PM0.23m
00:38AM0.95m
1:13PM0.57m
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:47
4:48
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:45
9:44
9:43
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
16
14
11
11
10
13
16
18
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
13
8
9
8
11
14
14
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
11
13
13
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