St Andrews Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.34° N 2.79° W

St Andrews 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews sea temperature is
11.9°C
0.1° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews at 6PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (21 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
9
2.3
E
9
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
7
0.9
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
912
805
511
382
192
123
76
47
30
17
13
9
4
4
3
3
9
12
68
89
66
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
25
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
25
W
15
SW
15
SW
0
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
30
N
40
NW
40
NW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:44AM3.39m
11:45PM3.65m
12:29PM3.69m
00:29AM3.93m
1:06PM3.99m
Low Tide
5:37PM1.72m
6:09AM1.12m
6:25PM1.42m
6:49AM0.79m
7:04PM1.09m
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light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:54
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7:56
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7:58
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5:55
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5:52
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5:51
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 mm
4
2
1
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1
4
3
1
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4
10
10
6
6
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
9
8
7
7
8
10
11
9
7
7
8
9
9
8
6
6
7
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
6
2
-2
-1
0
2
5
4
3
5
4
5
6
2
-3
-4
-1
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