St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 02 Feb 2026 GMT
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St Andrews surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
6.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at St Andrews today?

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 9AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (02 Feb)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (02 Feb)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
ENE
3
E
3
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010999999991010101010101010101010101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)978939960127916671562156716691752185419701858189719762229240226442749280426502374205222132211
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
ENE
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:17AM
4.55
2:24PM
4.82
3:02AM
4.63
3:06PM
4.96
3:43AM
4.60
3:46PM
4.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:13AM
0.56
8:40PM
-0.10
8:52AM
0.47
9:20PM
-0.18
9:29AM
0.47
9:58PM
-0.11
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
Sunrise--8:06-------8:03-------8:02-----
Sunset----4:43-------4:45-------4:47---
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--121---112211111111111-
Temp. °C666655433332333333344444
Feels °C (?)330-2-4-4-5-6-6-6-5-6-6-6-5-6-6-6-6-5-4-4-3-3
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