St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 15 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
10.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at St Andrews today?

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 4PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (15 May)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (15 May)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NNE
11
2
NNE
11
1.8
NE
11
1.7
NNE
11
1.5
NNE
11
1.4
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1056
973
757
645
523
401
333
256
192
148
101
77
70
53
46
32
31
31
16
15
15
15
15
15
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SE
20
SE
15
S
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:33PM4.51m
2:05AM4.55m
2:21PM4.72m
2:48AM4.67m
3:10PM4.82m
3:33AM4.70m
Low Tide
7:26AM0.73m
7:50PM0.22m
8:11AM0.42m
8:35PM0.12m
8:56AM0.19m
9:20PM0.15m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:54
4:52
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:17
9:20
9:22
9:23
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
11
7
5
3
4
7
9
9
9
7
8
6
7
10
11
12
11
9
7
6
7
1
3
5
6
2
1
-1
0
4
5
3
5
4
4
1
1
3
4
5
7
6
3
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NNE
11
2
NNE
11
1.8
NE
11
1.7
NNE
11
1.5
NNE
11
1.4
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
Energy kJ
1056
973
757
645
523
401
333
256
192
148
101
77
70
53
46
32
31
31
16
15
15
15
15
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
5
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
2
3
9
2
3
5
5
3
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
567
171
171
40
26
26
0
0
0
0
225
31
0
40
54
119
146
105
54
105
105
105
105
105
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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