St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

Issued: 5 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is

11.0°C

St Andrews surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at St Andrews today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 12PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
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	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	E 5	ESE 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	NE 5	NE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	13	27	34	49	64	71	73	66	53	55	51	39	37	22	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	18	17	18	11	15
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				11:17AM4.01m				11:21PM4.20m					12:03PM4.19m				00:10AM4.34m				12:42PM4.33m				00:53AM4.44m
Low Tide		4:58AM0.71m				5:21PM1.23m				5:47AM0.56m					6:06PM0.97m				6:28AM0.47m				6:45PM0.74m


	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33
	—	—	—	—	4:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:16	—	—	—	—	4:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels °C	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	5	6	6	5	6	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	SE 6	—	—	N 9	N 9	—	N 9	—	—	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	4	7	—	—	2	2	—	2	—	—	1	39	37	22	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	18	17	17	11	10
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	N 10	N 10	N 9	NE 6	N 9	N 9	N 15	ENE 5	NE 13	NE 12	NNE 12
kJ	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	2	2	2	1	2	1	4	4	6	6	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 12	NE 14	N 15	N 7	NNE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	8	4	1	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	E 5	ESE 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4
kJ	13	27	34	49	64	71	73	66	53	55	51	—	7	8	9	11	11	8	7	4	8	12	11	18	11	6
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	202	228	234	234	237	234	234	234	228	212	202	202	202	202	202	202	202	228	228	212	235	240	254	254	254	54
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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