St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.3° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 7PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
12
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
NNE
12
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
15
15
6
14
12
11
28
71
89
132
132
145
189
240
317
431
540
520
561
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:00AM3.18m
8:14PM3.25m
9:27AM3.07m
9:41PM3.24m
10:46AM3.16m
Low Tide
1:27PM1.83m
2:18AM1.63m
2:45PM1.99m
3:55AM1.65m
4:24PM1.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:48
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7:52
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6:02
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5:58
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Temp °C
7
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
9
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
4
5
6
6
6
5
5
4
5
6
7
9
8
8
6
5
4
4
5
5
6
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