St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
16.8° C
2.9° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 1AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (26 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
0.3
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.1
N
8
0.3
WSW
3
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.1
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
4
4
2
2
2
5
5
5
5
5
2
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:36AM3.51m
1:10PM3.56m
1:28AM3.70m
1:59PM3.73m
Low Tide
6:23PM1.60m
6:54AM1.40m
7:17PM1.44m
7:43AM1.16m
7:59PM1.25m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:32
9:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
18
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
11
12
16
19
20
20
16
Feels °C
15
14
12
10
11
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
8
9
11
14
15
15
13
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