Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Andrews today (12 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 10PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at St Andrews. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 18 | NE 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 489 | 363 | 307 | 251 | 251 | 207 | 194 | 141 | 115 | 77 | 72 | 46 | 45 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:32PM4.16m | 4:03AM3.99m | 4:09PM4.00m | 4:45AM3.75m | 4:49PM3.82m | 5:33AM3.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM0.61m | 9:54AM1.02m | 10:18PM0.80m | 10:32AM1.24m | 11:01PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 |
 | 4:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:04 | — | — | — | — | 4:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | NE 17 |
| kJ | 489 | 363 | 307 | 251 | 251 | 207 | 194 | 141 | 115 | 77 | 72 | 46 | 45 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 18 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 59 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 537 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 105 | 54 | 105 | 119 | 172 | 235 | 250 | 251 | 282 | 258 | 155 |
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