St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
16.0° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 4AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
62
52
39
37
21
20
12
9
4
4
4
4
3
8
7
6
6
3
9
9
9
5
5
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:58AM3.73m
9:45PM3.54m
10:22AM3.67m
11:04PM3.61m
11:45AM3.78m
Low Tide
2:24AM1.31m
3:07PM1.25m
3:41AM1.41m
4:33PM1.36m
5:15AM1.29m
6:00PM1.27m
cloud
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clear
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:06
9:04
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
17
17
16
15
14
13
12
16
20
19
15
15
15
15
15
16
18
20
18
15
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
8
11
15
13
10
10
12
11
10
11
13
14
13
12
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