St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 01 Feb 2026 GMT
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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
6.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at St Andrews today?

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 1PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (01 Feb)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (01 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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

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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
Period(s) (?)99999991010109109991010991010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)893770702723731694705784878104312151744191818071888196820892124200322602307235425942850
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
25
ESE
30
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:28AM
4.37
1:39PM
4.58
2:17AM
4.55
2:24PM
4.82
3:02AM
4.63
3:06PM
4.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:30AM
0.72
7:56PM
0.12
8:13AM
0.56
8:40PM
-0.10
8:52AM
0.47
9:20PM
-0.18
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
Sunrise--8:07-------8:06-------8:03-----
Sunset----4:40-------4:43-------4:45---
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-21--------121-11-11111-
Temp. °C766777776665555443333333
Feels °C (?)1134555530-1-4-4-4-4-5-6-7-7-6-6-6-6-6
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