St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
16.0°C
2.0° 

St Andrews surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at St Andrews today (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 10PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (02 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.4
SSW
3
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.8
WSW
4
0.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
6
8
5
6
4
3
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
1
1
0
1
Wind (km/h)
15
E
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:14PM4.09m
6:32AM4.18m
7:01PM3.83m
7:30AM3.87m
8:05PM3.58m
Low Tide
00:13AM0.77m
12:42PM0.81m
1:01AM1.01m
1:35PM1.18m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:01
7:59
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
13
13
13
16
17
15
14
Feels °C
11
14
14
13
12
12
11
12
12
13
11
10
9
7
6
8
9
8
7
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