St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
16.1° C
1.8° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 12AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (05 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
130
124
85
63
47
33
16
16
11
7
7
14
57
100
105
111
111
88
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
W
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:49PM3.94m
6:56AM4.13m
7:35PM3.79m
7:49AM3.92m
8:33PM3.63m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.98m
1:10PM0.75m
1:26AM1.15m
2:01PM1.00m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:13
9:10
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
17
18
15
12
14
14
14
15
17
17
17
15
Feels °C
17
19
17
16
15
11
9
11
13
8
8
11
9
10
11
14
14
14
12
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