St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 GMT
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
10.5° 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 10AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Nov)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.5
NNE
0.7
NNE
1.1
NE
1.4
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.5
SE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)898107126611111010101010101010699977
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)287535465717206117851497819615710690653838371817178888
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:41AM
4.25
1:57PM
4.25
2:17AM
4.24
2:29PM
4.23
2:53AM
4.17
3:02PM
4.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:44AM
0.70
8:01PM
0.60
8:17AM
0.73
8:35PM
0.58
8:51AM
0.81
9:11PM
0.62
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
Sunrise--7:58-------8:00-------8:02-----
Sunset----3:53-------3:52-------3:51---
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C223443333222444554465444
Feels °C (?)-5-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-3-4-3-11-1-120000
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