St Andrews Surf Break

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

Issued: 12 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
14.8° C

1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 5AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (04 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (04 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
0
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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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.6
SW
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:31AM4.26m
6:07PM3.83m
6:07AM4.20m
6:47PM3.76m
6:46AM4.09m
7:30PM3.71m
Low Tide
11:13PM0.98m
11:45AM0.60m
11:49PM1.05m
12:22PM0.66m
00:28AM1.15m
1:02PM0.74m
rain showers
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part cloud
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clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:28
4:30
4:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:00
10:00
9:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
16
18
17
15
14
14
14
16
15
15
17
16
15
15
15
17
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
11
10
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
12
14
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.7
SW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
Energy kJ
2
1
11
18
12
8
3
3
1
2
6
10
11
11
8
8
14
12
16
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
116
250
250
254
254
898
924
250
237
255
225
254
255
254
254
254
254
254
254
254
254
255
468
442
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
7
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