St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
16.8° C
2.8° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 7PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (26 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (26 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
ENE
5
S
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
20
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:10PM3.56m
1:28AM3.70m
1:59PM3.73m
2:12AM3.93m
2:41PM3.89m
Low Tide
7:17PM1.44m
7:43AM1.16m
7:59PM1.25m
8:24AM0.91m
8:36PM1.06m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:01
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:32
9:30
9:29
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
16
13
13
12
11
10
14
18
20
19
17
15
14
14
17
19
22
20
18
Feels °C
13
13
15
10
12
10
8
7
10
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
15
18
17
18
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