St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 BST
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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 8PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (12 May)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
N
4
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
NE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
9
2.1
NNE
9
1.8
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
13
13
12
13
5
5
1
2
7
9
9
6
6
4
4
10
41
100
228
490
745
650
689
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:05AM3.72m
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
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:01
4:58
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:14
9:15
9:17
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
10
7
7
5
6
8
9
9
9
7
5
4
6
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
4
4
4
2
1
2
0
1
3
4
4
5
4
1
0
2
4
4
3
2
2
1
-1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
N
8
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
Energy kJ
24
13
13
12
5
5
5
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
1
228
280
588
650
689
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
7
13
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
N
4
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
9
2.1
NNE
9
0.6
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
Energy kJ
4
3
3
5
4
5
3
1
1
7
9
9
6
6
10
41
100
146
490
745
6
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
243
386
488
170
156
156
238
238
238
604
597
597
251
604
686
276
637
637
647
171
426
536
436
567
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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