St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 11 May 2026 BST
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St Andrews surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
10.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at St Andrews today?

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 11AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (11 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (11 May)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
N
7
0.5
N
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
248
193
156
99
79
75
70
40
40
25
19
14
13
5
6
5
1
4
16
17
9
6
4
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
10
N
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
W
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
10
N
10
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:08AM3.54m
11:05PM3.49m
11:05AM3.72m
11:55PM3.78m
11:56AM3.97m
00:40AM4.08m
Low Tide
3:37AM1.80m
4:28PM1.26m
4:51AM1.65m
5:27PM1.00m
5:50AM1.39m
6:18PM0.70m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:03
5:01
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:09
9:12
9:14
9:15
1
1
Temp °C
4
5
6
8
9
8
6
6
6
8
10
12
13
11
7
7
6
6
8
9
10
9
8
6
-1
0
0
3
6
3
1
3
1
3
3
4
5
3
1
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
5
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
1.2
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
4
156
99
79
75
70
40
40
25
19
14
13
5
5
5
1
2
2
9
6
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
6
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
4
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
0.3
WSW
2
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NE
5
Energy kJ
74
248
193
1
6
7
5
5
7
6
8
9
3
4
16
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
323
323
207
215
0
31
31
11
65
165
275
488
300
165
156
169
238
251
1317
714
1317
713
713
685
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
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