St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 BST
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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
10.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at St Andrews today?

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 9PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (13 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (13 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.9
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.9
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
11
1.7
NNE
11
1.6
NNE
11
1.5
NNE
11
1.4
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
7
8
4
3
3
6
10
24
21
30
81
193
376
511
650
785
846
726
606
489
409
261
196
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:56AM3.97m
00:40AM4.08m
12:45PM4.25m
1:23AM4.35m
1:33PM4.51m
2:05AM4.55m
Low Tide
6:18PM0.70m
6:41AM1.06m
7:04PM0.43m
7:26AM0.73m
7:50PM0.22m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:01
4:58
4:56
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:14
9:15
9:17
9:20
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
9
8
6
5
7
9
10
10
10
7
6
5
6
9
10
11
10
7
5
4
5
4
6
6
6
5
2
1
3
3
4
3
3
1
0
-1
0
2
3
5
4
3
2
1
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.1
N
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.9
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
11
1.7
NNE
11
1.6
NNE
11
1.5
NNE
11
1.4
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
1
6
10
15
1
193
376
511
650
785
846
726
606
489
409
261
196
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.9
NNE
7
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
2
7
8
4
3
3
24
21
30
81
3
3
4
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
4
2
1
1
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
3
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
238
251
603
283
250
604
251
276
628
1360
832
171
532
536
567
392
567
171
171
33
33
26
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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