St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.7° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 9PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
9
10
12
11
11
10
7
7
7
9
9
3
3
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:28PM4.44m
4:32AM4.74m
5:00PM4.40m
5:07AM4.64m
5:35PM4.28m
Low Tide
10:22PM0.46m
10:46AM0.10m
10:56PM0.48m
11:21AM0.24m
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
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cloud
cloud
rain showers
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:09
8:07
 mm
1
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
18
20
16
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
14
Feels °C
13
15
14
13
14
13
13
15
16
11
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
12
11
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