St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
7.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at St Andrews today?

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 8PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)--
Afternoon (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (27 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.1
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.1
N
0.1
NE
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)121211111111101021101010101099999910999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12794874747302110101010999171788883322
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
50
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:07PM
3.57
10:23AM
3.68
11:21PM
3.78
11:28AM
3.98
12:16AM
4.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:23PM
1.30
4:15AM
1.69
4:58PM
1.05
5:29AM
1.44
5:59PM
0.70
6:19AM
1.14
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise-----5:52-------5:50-------5:48--
Sunset-6:37-------6:39-------6:42------
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1---------1-1------
Temp. °C975445577655456984344568
Feels °C (?)0-1-3-5-6-4-5-4-3-3-2-1-2-4-4-1-3-5-5-5-4-4-3-2
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