St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 05 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
10.7° C
(Which is 2.2°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 9PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.1
N
11
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
52
35
23
14
8
5
3
10
16
29
26
19
2
13
10
24
62
44
52
39
29
22
20
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
N
5
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:16PM3.95m
5:23AM3.91m
5:57PM3.70m
6:03AM3.74m
6:45PM3.45m
6:52AM3.57m
Low Tide
11:10PM1.06m
11:32AM0.88m
11:47PM1.28m
12:15PM1.10m
00:29AM1.49m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:15
5:13
5:11
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8:58
9:00
9:01
9:04
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
6
5
4
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
9
11
13
12
10
8
7
8
10
12
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
4
7
8
7
6
4
3
4
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.7
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
23
14
8
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
4
4
46
44
52
39
29
22
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
7
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
E
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
2
5
2
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.3
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
62
52
35
3
10
16
29
26
19
16
13
10
24
62
1
1
1
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
323
171
202
141
80
149
149
254
254
248
172
169
226
226
254
254
254
0
254
80
80
100
100
114
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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