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St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
6.4° 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 12PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.1
N
0.2
E
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.1
N
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)7666666512665551134412124444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)443424182118973335553464333355
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		onononcross-
on		crosscross-
on		crossglassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:39AM
4.33
1:42PM
4.66
2:13AM
4.56
2:16PM
4.87
2:46AM
4.70
2:52PM
4.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:35AM
0.67
7:57PM
0.05
8:09AM
0.43
8:31PM
-0.14
8:43AM
0.26
9:06PM
-0.19
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise--6:20-------6:16-------6:13-----
Sunset-----6:19-------6:21-------6:22--
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10910111313121010888888889101214131110
Feels °C (?)55671010106644445566678101087
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