
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Andrews today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 11AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at St Andrews. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 43 | 28 | 34 | 38 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:18AM4.18m | 1:57PM4.31m | 2:10AM4.53m | 2:49PM4.54m | 2:57AM4.83m | 3:36PM4.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38AM0.54m | 8:01PM0.78m | 8:29AM0.15m | 8:47PM0.57m | 9:15AM-0.14m | 9:29PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 |
12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 32 | 28 | 34 | 38 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 68 | 149 | 226 | 254 | 54 | 0 | 39 | 48 | 48 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 105 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 102 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 |
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