St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 23 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
6.8° 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 7PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Afternoon (23 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (23 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.2
NNE
0.8
NW
0.8
N
1.1
N
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)17141616131212121111112010116654457121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64553333222822223151960173414458517
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
N
30
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:58PM
4.52
5:21AM
4.15
5:53PM
4.15
6:16AM
3.83
7:05PM
3.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:38AM
0.37
11:05PM
0.55
11:24AM
0.63
11:54PM
1.00
12:19PM
0.95
12:55AM
1.43
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise6:05-------6:03-------6:01------5:58
Sunset---6:30-------6:31-------6:34----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C68109101111891087654356653322
Feels °C (?)1232211-301120-2-4-5-4-4-3-3-4-4-4-4
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