
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Andrews today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 2AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at St Andrews. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, gales from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 62 | 163 | 471 | 468 | 210 | 173 | 188 | 109 | 46 | 36 | 18 | 590 | 242 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:29AM3.93m | 1:06PM3.99m | 1:08AM4.21m | 1:41PM4.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM1.42m | 6:49AM0.79m | 7:04PM1.09m | 7:25AM0.48m | 7:41PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | — | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 7 | SE 8 |
10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 226 | 468 | 210 | 173 | 188 | 109 | 46 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 242 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 7 |
9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 164 | 134 | 88 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 17 | 10 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | ESE 7 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | N 7 |
4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 2 | — | ESE 6 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 7 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | SSE 3 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SW 5 |
5 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 17 | 62 | 163 | 471 | 89 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 1 | — | 11 | 179 | 590 | 113 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 80 | 114 | 152 | 228 | 202 | 234 | 165 | 105 | 251 | 250 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 785 | 785 | 693 | 842 |
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