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St Andrews surf break

St Andrews surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 17 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
7.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at St Andrews today?

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 9PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)666555555666677666677766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)62473330201812111116253981107866881139139175180152147149
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
5
SSE
5
W
0
NE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
off		glassglasscrosscrosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27PM
3.99
1:54AM
3.96
2:04PM
4.21
2:32AM
4.08
2:39PM
4.40
3:08AM
4.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:37PM
0.85
7:50AM
0.97
8:15PM
0.62
8:24AM
0.82
8:51PM
0.43
8:58AM
0.73
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise------8:30-------8:29-------8:27-
Sunset4:09-------4:12-------4:14-------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------11----------1---
Temp. °C777665566666665667777778
Feels °C (?)355442343334333445433333
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