St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 19 Mar 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
6.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at St Andrews today?

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 2PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (19 Mar)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (19 Mar)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.1
N
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.3
SE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
SE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)6551155512121211114121212111141919191918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)365354443322333332177776
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:16PM
4.87
2:46AM
4.70
2:52PM
4.98
3:21AM
4.73
3:31PM
4.96
3:57AM
4.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09AM
0.43
8:31PM
-0.14
8:43AM
0.26
9:06PM
-0.19
9:19AM
0.18
9:43PM
-0.08
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise6:16-------6:13-------6:11-------
Sunset---6:21-------6:22-------6:24----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C88888877912141310987811131110976
Feels °C (?)445566446810106543581087531
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