St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.0° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 5PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (30 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (30 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.9
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
387
398
542
563
497
484
402
332
270
167
137
110
96
64
55
37
26
18
15
8
47
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
25
W
20
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:07PM4.41m
5:29AM4.47m
5:50PM4.16m
6:21AM4.15m
6:43PM3.87m
Low Tide
10:56AM0.26m
11:12PM0.39m
11:37AM0.57m
11:56PM0.61m
12:24PM0.95m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
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7:11
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7:15
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6:50
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6:46
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6:45
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1
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1
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2
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Temp °C
16
16
18
16
15
13
12
12
12
14
15
14
12
12
13
14
13
14
15
15
12
Feels °C
13
13
15
13
12
10
9
10
7
8
10
10
8
9
9
9
8
9
10
10
8
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