St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 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
10.8° 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 5AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (19 Nov)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (19 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NNE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NNE
Period(s) (?)577788888881110888788810101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17639632526132232234330023630728069861240033016915623822415419214210086
Wind
(km/h)
35
N
30
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
4.20
1:25PM
4.22
1:41AM
4.25
1:57PM
4.25
2:17AM
4.24
2:29PM
4.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:55PM
0.85
7:11AM
0.70
7:28PM
0.70
7:44AM
0.70
8:01PM
0.60
8:17AM
0.73
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise----7:56-------7:58-------8:00---
Sunset------3:55-------3:53-------3:52-
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C331113311113234322211123
Feels °C (?)-6-5-6-6-5-4-4-5-6-5-7-6-6-4-2-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3
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