St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
14.8°C
1.3° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 1PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (14 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (14 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
NE
5
0.4
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
16
55
72
45
24
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
S
15
S
25
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:35AM4.85m
4:59PM4.46m
5:12AM4.59m
5:32PM4.21m
5:50AM4.26m
6:06PM3.92m
Low Tide
10:41AM0.12m
10:52PM0.42m
11:14AM0.44m
11:26PM0.61m
11:48AM0.81m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:30
7:27
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
16
18
21
19
17
17
16
14
15
17
17
16
13
12
12
11
13
14
15
14
11
Feels °C
11
12
13
15
18
17
16
14
12
8
9
11
11
12
9
8
9
9
11
12
12
9
6
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