St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 02 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
7.2° 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 9PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)--
Afternoon (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (02 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
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 (?)
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.6
SE
1.3
SE
1.5
SE
1.2
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)7667766777776111111356777811
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)433327212269584639331777222810316113171441423
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
15
SW
20
W
15
SW
10
WNW
25
WSW
35
W
30
W
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSE
30
ESE
30
SSE
50
S
40
SSW
55
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:18PM
4.75
3:43AM
4.55
3:52PM
4.71
4:13AM
4.48
4:26PM
4.58
4:43AM
4.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:26PM
0.12
9:38AM
0.40
9:57PM
0.22
10:09AM
0.40
10:28PM
0.41
10:40AM
0.48
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise-----6:37-------6:33-------6:31--
Sunset-7:50-------7:52-------7:53------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---111--41------3124----
Temp. °C776578896654335748964466
Feels °C (?)210-1143430-3-4-3-2-11-31-2-4-9-6-3-3
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