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/ Scot – East Coast (44 surf breaks) /
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St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
10.8° C
(Which is 1.9°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 5PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (10 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at St Andrews. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 71 | 504 | 435 | 182 | 140 | 107 | 91 | 89 | 65 | 55 | 48 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:03AM3.45m | 10:06PM3.28m | 10:08AM3.54m | 11:05PM3.49m | 11:05AM3.72m | 11:55PM3.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17PM1.41m | 3:37AM1.80m | 4:28PM1.26m | 4:51AM1.65m | 5:27PM1.00m | 5:50AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | 9:14 |
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Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 249 | 237 | 182 | 140 | 107 | 91 | 89 | 65 | 55 | 48 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | N 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 12 | 71 | 504 | 435 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 257 | 262 | 156 | 235 | 342 | 342 | 323 | 26 | 237 | 237 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 80 | 165 | 276 | 502 | 129 | 146 | 141 | 156 | 157 | 243 |
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