St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 12 Mar 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
6.7° 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 4PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)--
Afternoon (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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 (?)
1.6
S
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.6
SW
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
E
0.5
WSW
0.1
E
0.1
N
0.4
SW
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)568899998888377766361231211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0781011151327449504525239022221013032
Wind
(km/h)
55
SSW
30
W
25
SW
40
SW
30
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04AM
3.08
9:10PM
3.04
9:44AM
3.10
10:40PM
3.14
11:00AM
3.34
11:43PM
3.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:57PM
1.81
2:49AM
2.02
4:01PM
1.81
4:44AM
1.90
5:26PM
1.52
5:44AM
1.61
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise6:35-------6:33-------6:30-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:08-------6:10----
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
165--1------------------
Temp. °C974644212676443358865445
Feels °C (?)-20-3-3-4-6-8-8-7-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-21110-1-1-2
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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