Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Andrews today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 6PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at St Andrews. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 73 | 120 | 172 | 225 | 210 | 200 | 265 | 336 | 444 | 555 | 614 | 702 | 885 | 906 | 847 | 666 | 412 | 349 | 206 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:27AM3.07m | 9:41PM3.24m | 10:46AM3.16m | 10:52PM3.40m | 11:44AM3.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45PM1.99m | 3:55AM1.65m | 4:24PM1.95m | 5:17AM1.43m | 5:37PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 73 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 666 | 412 | 349 | 206 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 188 | 151 | 184 | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 120 | 172 | 225 | 210 | 200 | 265 | 336 | 444 | 555 | 614 | 702 | 885 | 906 | 847 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 202 | 31 | 202 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 265 | 265 | 202 | 33 | 258 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 39 |
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