
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Andrews today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 7PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at St Andrews. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 71 | 89 | 132 | 132 | 145 | 189 | 240 | 317 | 431 | 540 | 520 | 561 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:00AM3.18m | 8:14PM3.25m | 9:27AM3.07m | 9:41PM3.24m | 10:46AM3.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM1.83m | 2:18AM1.63m | 2:45PM1.99m | 3:55AM1.65m | 4:24PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 7 | ESE 7 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 10 | — | — | — | — |
7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 71 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | E 7 | NE 12 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | NE 12 | E 8 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 132 | 132 | 145 | 189 | 240 | 317 | 431 | 540 | 520 | 561 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 149 | 149 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 54 | 45 | 202 | 202 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 265 | 234 | 258 | 265 | 33 |
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