St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 05 Dec 2025 GMT
Forecast 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
9.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at St Andrews today?

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 8AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Dec)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (05 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (05 Dec)11ft (3.5m)8s

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

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Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Mon
08
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
SE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
E
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ESE
1.5
E
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)777777899988888777777766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1401241241321974711390197414481171528394324174117865364606668157182123
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
WSW
5
SSW
20
SSE
25
SE
40
SE
55
SE
50
SE
40
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
W
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
ESE
20
E
40
ESE
20
S
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:32AM
4.76
1:54PM
4.69
2:24AM
4.80
2:42PM
4.72
3:18AM
4.72
3:30PM
4.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:42AM
0.23
8:05PM
0.06
8:30AM
0.30
8:53PM
-0.03
9:16AM
0.45
9:43PM
0.00
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Mon
08
Sunrise--8:25-------8:26-------8:27-----
Sunset----3:37-------3:36-------3:36---
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
11----32121----------714-
Temp. °C76678766788888777778891010
Feels °C (?)54322-2-6-5-2457653334463161
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