St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 28 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
12.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at St Andrews today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 7PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (28 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (28 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
69
133
147
124
98
69
39
26
25
14
8
8
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
5
NE
10
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:04PM4.02m
1:31AM4.04m
1:48PM4.07m
2:08AM4.10m
2:28PM4.12m
2:44AM4.14m
Low Tide
7:17PM0.88m
7:37AM0.97m
7:55PM0.86m
8:14AM0.82m
8:31PM0.85m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:35
4:35
4:33
4:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:40
9:42
9:44
9:45
Temp °C
10
12
14
13
12
12
15
14
15
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
13
16
19
15
14
13
12
12
6
7
9
10
11
11
11
9
9
10
10
9
9
10
9
8
10
14
17
14
13
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
98
69
39
26
25
14
8
8
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
19
69
133
147
124
2
4
7
7
12
12
16
14
8
3
1
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
258
705
622
622
0
0
105
100
100
100
468
468
116
116
202
202
254
254
254
254
254
228
156
156
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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