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St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
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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
10.6° C
(Which is 1.7°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 11AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at St Andrews. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | |
74 | 248 | 193 | 156 | 99 | 79 | 75 | 70 | 40 | 40 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:08AM3.54m | 11:05PM3.49m | 11:05AM3.72m | 11:55PM3.78m | 11:56AM3.97m | 00:40AM4.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37AM1.80m | 4:28PM1.26m | 4:51AM1.65m | 5:27PM1.00m | 5:50AM1.39m | 6:18PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | 9:15 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | N 10 | N 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
4 | — | — | 156 | 99 | 79 | 75 | 70 | 40 | 40 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 10 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — |
74 | 248 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 323 | 323 | 207 | 215 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 65 | 165 | 275 | 488 | 300 | 165 | 156 | 169 | 238 | 251 | 1317 | 714 | 1317 | 713 | 713 | 685 |
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