St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
15.6° C
1.2° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 12AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
38
46
47
37
32
22
22
21
11
10
10
10
7
7
7
5
13
5
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
5
NW
10
ENE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:49PM4.54m
2:57AM4.83m
3:36PM4.68m
3:41AM5.02m
4:19PM4.70m
Low Tide
8:47PM0.57m
9:15AM-0.14m
9:29PM0.43m
9:57AM-0.27m
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5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:54
8:52
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
23
22
21
20
22
25
26
24
23
20
19
18
21
24
21
17
16
Feels °C
22
22
23
22
21
20
21
23
25
24
24
20
18
17
19
20
21
16
15
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