St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
15.7° C
2.0° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 1PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
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)
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
370
314
321
287
281
215
160
153
109
73
44
41
37
27
14
27
14
13
12
11
9
5
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
15
SE
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
W
5
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
20
ENE
10
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:18AM4.68m
7:01PM4.13m
7:05AM4.40m
7:48PM3.89m
7:56AM4.07m
8:37PM3.66m
Low Tide
12:29PM0.23m
00:38AM0.95m
1:13PM0.57m
1:23AM1.17m
1:59PM0.95m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:48
4:50
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:44
9:43
9:40
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
13
16
18
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
16
19
21
18
16
Feels °C
9
8
11
14
14
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
16
18
19
15
15
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