St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 24 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
6.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at St Andrews today?

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 12PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (24 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (24 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
NNE
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.4
NNE
0.7
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)1212111111121211775441012121313121212131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33222332783161339129551560601582573451423430347
Wind
(km/h)
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
NNE
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:21AM
4.15
5:53PM
4.15
6:16AM
3.83
7:05PM
3.78
7:30AM
3.57
8:35PM
3.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:24AM
0.63
11:54PM
1.00
12:19PM
0.95
12:55AM
1.43
1:35PM
1.24
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--6:03-------6:01------5:58------
Sunset-----6:31-------6:34-------6:36--
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------2-----------------
Temp. °C11991087554357863322478567
Feels °C (?)1-202221-1-3-5-3-2-1-3-5-4-4-4-212-202
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