St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 2PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
9
0.1
SE
5
0.6
SSW
4
0.1
SE
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
92
66
42
26
15
47
30
18
13
10
9
5
6
5
1
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:21AM4.15m
6:43PM3.87m
7:29AM3.80m
7:53PM3.62m
8:57AM3.56m
9:22PM3.54m
Low Tide
12:24PM0.95m
00:50AM0.89m
1:22PM1.35m
2:00AM1.16m
2:42PM1.65m
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Temp °C
13
14
15
17
17
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12
11
10
10
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13
13
11
11
10
9
12
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Feels °C
10
11
12
12
10
10
10
8
7
5
5
7
8
10
7
7
5
4
7
8
10
10
11
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