St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
16.5° C
2.6° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 6PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.6
W
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.1
N
8
0.2
W
3
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
0
W
5
NNE
5
W
10
SW
0
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
High Tide
11:04AM3.41m
11:36PM3.39m
12:11PM3.44m
00:36AM3.51m
1:10PM3.56m
Low Tide
5:12PM1.66m
5:50AM1.58m
6:23PM1.60m
6:54AM1.40m
7:17PM1.44m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:58
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:36
9:34
9:32
 mm
1
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
20
21
20
16
15
14
15
15
19
19
19
15
14
13
12
12
13
15
15
13
Feels °C
11
14
15
15
11
10
7
8
10
14
14
15
12
11
11
12
12
13
14
15
12
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