St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 07 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
11.0° C
(Which is 2.4°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 4AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (07 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (07 May)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
0.1
N
11
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
ESE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
NNE
9
1.1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
2
11
12
15
53
53
44
33
39
29
25
15
8
8
8
16
46
55
64
50
42
32
29
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:03AM3.74m
6:45PM3.45m
6:52AM3.57m
7:46PM3.26m
7:54AM3.46m
8:57PM3.19m
Low Tide
11:47PM1.28m
12:15PM1.10m
00:29AM1.49m
1:05PM1.29m
1:18AM1.68m
2:06PM1.42m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:13
5:11
5:09
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9:01
9:04
9:06
1
1
2
Temp °C
7
6
6
9
10
12
12
10
9
9
8
9
11
12
12
8
6
6
6
7
8
8
7
7
2
2
2
5
6
9
8
6
5
5
3
3
6
8
9
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
11
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
3
1
1
2
15
24
53
44
33
39
29
25
15
7
7
6
6
4
3
1
3
3
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
5
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
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
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
3
2
2
1
4
4
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
16
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
3
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
1
SE
5
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.7
NE
3
1.1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
Energy kJ
14
13
11
12
53
3
3
2
4
1
11
46
55
64
50
42
32
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
169
169
226
254
235
0
40
80
80
105
100
99
99
215
213
250
251
251
251
628
207
628
628
141
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
4
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