St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 BST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
7.3° 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: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (11 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (11 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.8
SE
1.9
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
ESE
0.9
SE
0.7
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)888887888887777767755555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47341330630025334942133626414969423017177577103321148
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSW
30
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:55AM
3.21
10:58PM
3.15
11:08AM
3.40
11:59PM
3.41
12:02PM
3.69
12:45AM
3.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:10PM
1.68
4:42AM
1.92
5:34PM
1.43
5:54AM
1.67
6:26PM
1.06
6:42AM
1.35
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:11-------6:07
Sunset---8:08-------8:10-------8:13----
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2-1--1------------11----
Temp. °C688865777998765479987655
Feels °C (?)0011-2-40-1-3-1-1-1-101035555422
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