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St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
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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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at St Andrews today?
The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 9PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at St Andrews. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | |
7 | 22 | 39 | 29 | 31 | 61 | 159 | 237 | 191 | 202 | 164 | 146 | 111 | 102 | 68 | 45 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 4:01PM4.80m | 4:19AM4.65m | 4:55PM4.65m | 5:09AM4.53m | 5:53PM4.40m | 6:04AM4.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.28m | 10:29AM0.05m | 10:54PM0.52m | 11:20AM0.16m | 11:44PM0.81m | 12:16PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 6 | NNE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 160 | 6 | 202 | 164 | 146 | 111 | 102 | 68 | 45 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | N 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 |
6 | 22 | 39 | 29 | 31 | 61 | 159 | 237 | 191 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 202 | 234 | 234 | 265 | 119 | 319 | 265 | 326 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 48 | 99 | 57 | 254 |
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