St Andrews Surf Break

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

Issued: 12 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
12.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 6PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (18 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
SE
4
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.6
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
6
6
6
6
6
6
19
18
19
19
14
14
7
7
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WNW
15
SW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:46PM4.44m
5:52AM4.64m
6:42PM4.24m
6:45AM4.49m
7:38PM4.02m
Low Tide
11:15AM-0.01m
11:32PM0.75m
12:07PM0.12m
00:21AM0.96m
1:00PM0.34m
1:12AM1.18m
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:20
4:20
4:20
4:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:02
10:02
10:02
10:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
15
16
15
16
15
17
17
17
16
14
14
13
13
13
16
18
18
18
16
13
12
11
Feels °C
13
13
14
15
13
15
14
13
13
14
15
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.6
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
13
13
13
6
1
4
6
6
2
19
18
19
19
14
14
7
7
4
2
2
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
S
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
SE
4
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
6
6
3
6
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
1
3
4
2
2
13
13
23
8
2
1
1
1
1
3
5
5
3
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
254
254
252
225
225
234
234
254
254
202
211
39
228
254
256
453
407
407
281
522
255
255
255
234
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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