St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
16.0° C
1.7° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 10AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
26
86
78
82
84
84
65
62
52
39
37
21
20
12
9
4
4
4
4
3
8
7
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
0
W
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:49AM3.92m
8:33PM3.63m
8:58AM3.73m
9:45PM3.54m
10:22AM3.67m
Low Tide
1:26AM1.15m
2:01PM1.00m
2:24AM1.31m
3:07PM1.25m
3:41AM1.41m
4:33PM1.36m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:24
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9:10
9:07
9:06
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Temp °C
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
15
17
18
16
15
15
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
14
13
11
10
9
10
10
11
11
11
10
11
10
9
11
12
12
12
11
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