St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
15.2°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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 5AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (11 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (11 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.7
S
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.3
NE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
E
3
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
8
5
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
3
3
4
2
13
11
5
2
1
1
4
5
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
E
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:38AM4.87m
3:14PM4.69m
3:18AM5.00m
3:51PM4.72m
3:57AM4.99m
4:26PM4.64m
Low Tide
8:56AM-0.15m
9:08PM0.39m
9:32AM-0.20m
9:43PM0.31m
10:07AM-0.11m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:37
7:36
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
16
18
16
13
12
13
14
15
18
21
19
15
13
13
13
13
14
16
14
15
Feels °C
10
11
10
10
12
14
12
9
8
8
8
10
13
17
17
14
10
11
12
13
13
14
11
13
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