St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.1° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 7PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.6
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
44
43
42
29
28
21
14
14
13
10
19
10
5
4
4
4
3
6
6
7
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
0
SSE
10
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:53AM3.27m
00:15AM3.39m
12:54PM3.45m
1:08AM3.68m
1:41PM3.69m
Low Tide
6:03PM1.80m
6:39AM1.48m
6:59PM1.55m
7:27AM1.17m
7:39PM1.29m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:28
8:24
 mm
Temp °C
15
18
18
18
18
17
15
14
15
17
17
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
12
15
15
15
16
15
13
13
12
13
12
10
11
13
13
12
11
12
12
11
11
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