
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Andrews today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 10AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at St Andrews. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
149 | 149 | 142 | 96 | 70 | 54 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 43 | 37 | 38 | 30 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:08AM4.62m | 4:24PM4.40m | 4:44AM4.40m | 4:56PM4.19m | 5:21AM4.11m | 5:29PM3.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM0.39m | 10:23PM0.41m | 10:42AM0.65m | 10:58PM0.58m | 11:16AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
8 | 149 | 142 | 96 | 70 | 54 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 14 | 43 | 37 | 38 | 30 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | S 5 | S 5 | N 10 | E 8 | E 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | N 21 | N 21 | N 21 | — |
1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
149 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 28 | 44 | 46 | 80 | 66 | 60 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 748 | 842 | 842 | 842 | 898 | 78 | 78 | 258 | 156 | 258 | 604 | 738 | 738 | 521 | 268 | 202 | 225 | 238 | 99 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 |
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