St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 12PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (29 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
6
2.1
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.4
ENE
9
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
25
46
86
115
199
300
401
352
367
389
327
281
450
487
329
332
277
202
190
157
137
105
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SW
30
S
30
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:06AM4.83m
4:30PM4.57m
4:45AM4.71m
5:07PM4.41m
5:29AM4.47m
5:50PM4.16m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.05m
10:32PM0.27m
10:56AM0.26m
11:12PM0.39m
11:37AM0.57m
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cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
16
16
18
18
16
14
13
12
12
13
15
16
15
13
Feels °C
10
7
7
6
7
7
9
9
9
12
12
13
12
11
11
10
9
10
9
10
11
11
10
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