St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
15.4°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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 1AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
19
9
5
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
12
62
38
40
33
25
21
21
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:09AM3.88m
12:56PM4.02m
1:07AM4.26m
1:49PM4.32m
Low Tide
6:01PM1.42m
6:36AM0.84m
7:03PM1.12m
7:31AM0.41m
7:50PM0.82m
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:49
7:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
14
12
12
12
12
14
15
16
15
14
13
10
9
12
14
16
15
13
Feels °C
10
8
5
4
4
4
6
7
8
9
9
7
5
4
7
10
12
11
9
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