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St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
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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
10.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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 6PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 20). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at St Andrews. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | |
82 | 56 | 53 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:53PM4.40m | 6:04AM4.37m | 6:56PM4.12m | 7:03AM4.19m | 8:03PM3.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM0.16m | 11:44PM0.81m | 12:16PM0.35m | 00:37AM1.12m | 1:17PM0.58m | 1:37AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | |
— | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | 9:32 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
82 | 56 | 53 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | NE 7 | ESE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 149 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 102 | 254 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 255 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 225 | 252 | 252 | 225 | 202 | 225 | 116 | 202 |
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