Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Andrews today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 8PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at St Andrews. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 25 | 42 | 76 | 85 | 101 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 89 | 113 | 124 | 128 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:41PM3.69m | 1:49AM3.98m | 2:19PM3.92m | 2:24AM4.27m | 2:54PM4.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM1.17m | 7:39PM1.29m | 8:05AM0.84m | 8:14PM1.03m | 8:39AM0.54m | 8:46PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | SE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 71 | 76 | — | 61 | 124 | 128 | 131 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ENE 4 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — |
2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 7 | 42 | 76 | 85 | 101 | 78 | 76 | — | 89 | 113 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 254 | 228 | 258 | 248 | 258 | 323 | 319 | 306 | 57 | 57 | 48 | 48 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 149 | 26 |
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