St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 BST
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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
10.2° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at St Andrews today?

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 2PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
88
88
86
86
88
88
88
94
75
73
52
41
50
39
38
24
24
18
17
16
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
N
0
SW
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:57AM3.83m
11:56PM3.80m
11:59AM4.00m
00:47AM3.99m
12:50PM4.18m
Low Tide
4:50AM1.68m
5:34PM0.92m
6:00AM1.47m
6:31PM0.72m
6:50AM1.22m
7:14PM0.57m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:39
5:35
5:33
5:31
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8:39
8:42
8:44
8:45
1
Temp °C
6
5
7
11
14
13
14
12
11
10
12
13
12
10
9
9
9
8
9
10
11
10
9
8
3
2
5
8
11
11
12
10
9
8
10
10
9
7
7
8
8
7
8
8
8
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
Energy kJ
65
88
88
86
86
88
88
88
94
75
73
52
41
50
39
38
24
24
18
17
16
8
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
12
0.6
NNE
10
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
27
82
3
2
1
4
7
5
5
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.3
WSW
2
Energy kJ
1
5
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
31
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
11
171
171
129
80
40
80
152
152
156
157
157
157
114
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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