St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
15.7° C
2.2° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 3PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
1.3
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.8
NE
8
2
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
5
5
5
4
3
2
4
8
10
31
28
30
30
35
150
121
180
115
378
607
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
0
NW
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:40PM4.64m
4:45AM4.93m
5:28PM4.54m
5:31AM4.87m
6:15PM4.36m
Low Tide
10:14AM-0.18m
10:29PM0.50m
11:01AM-0.18m
11:12PM0.59m
11:45AM-0.04m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:43
4:45
4:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:47
9:46
9:45
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
16
18
16
15
14
13
13
12
15
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
12
13
12
13
12
12
12
14
16
16
13
12
13
12
13
11
14
13
15
12
10
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