St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
7.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at St Andrews today?

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 9PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (19 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.7
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.5
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
1.7
ESE
2.3
E
3
E
4
E
4
E
4
E
4.5
E
Period(s) (?)7666666666677777889910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)604364646681688811011817535238442852265069731482216452655326136173940
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
40
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
30
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:39PM
4.40
3:08AM
4.16
3:12PM
4.54
3:43AM
4.20
3:45PM
4.60
4:18AM
4.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
0.82
8:51PM
0.43
8:58AM
0.73
9:25PM
0.30
9:31AM
0.68
10:00PM
0.23
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise8:29-------8:27-------8:26-------
Sunset--4:14-------4:15-------4:17-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------11------1211-2---
Temp. °C566666777877777777777766
Feels °C (?)244343322310-1-1-1-10-20-2-3-3-4-5
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