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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
10.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at St Andrews today?
The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 2AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at St Andrews. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | |
13 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 64 | 106 | 214 | 394 | 894 | 637 | 825 | 1054 | 906 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:55PM3.78m | 11:56AM3.97m | 00:40AM4.08m | 12:45PM4.25m | 1:23AM4.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27PM1.00m | 5:50AM1.39m | 6:18PM0.70m | 6:41AM1.06m | 7:04PM0.43m | 7:26AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 8 | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 138 | 212 | 461 | 637 | 825 | 1054 | 906 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 7 | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 5 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NW 3 | — | — | — |
3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 64 | 106 | 214 | 394 | 894 | 5 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 488 | 165 | 156 | 156 | 238 | 251 | 238 | 690 | 1317 | 251 | 251 | 604 | 686 | 633 | 637 | 637 | 645 | 641 | 171 | 536 | 436 | 567 | 567 | 567 |
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