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St Andrews Surf Forecast
/ Scot – East Coast (44 surf breaks) /
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St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 BSTForecast 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
8.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at St Andrews today?
The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 4PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at St Andrews. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 37 | 56 | 40 | 32 | 33 | 26 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:46PM 4.84 | 3:15AM 4.76 | 3:28PM 4.95 | 3:54AM 4.78 | 4:12PM 4.92 | 4:35AM 4.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:39AM 0.39 | 9:01PM -0.10 | 9:17AM 0.18 | 9:41PM -0.09 | 9:58AM 0.08 | 10:22PM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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