Waves in Saint Andrews

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:42 pm (ADT)

Now · significant height 1.1 ft

Sea state: Smooth · Douglas 2
Period: 2.5 s · SW
Swell: 0.2 ft · 6 s
Highest expected: 2.4 ft

Today the sea at Saint Andrews is smooth: 1.1 ft waves with a period of 2.5 s from the southwest. The swell, 0.2 ft at 6 s, comes from the south. Biggest waves: Thursday 29, with waves up to 2.4 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 2.4 ft Now

Significant height: the average of the highest third of the waves, what an observer would estimate by eye. Swell: waves arriving from far away, longer.

The waves you may find today

Most common0.6 ft
Significant1.1 ft
Highest expected2.4 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 2.4 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 2.4 ft.

The Douglas sea state scale

Degree	Name	Wave height
0	Calm (glassy)	0
1	Calm (rippled)	0.0 ft–0.3 ft
2	Smooth · today	0.3 ft–1.6 ft
3	Slight · week peak	1.6 ft–4.1 ft
4	Moderate	4.1 ft–8.2 ft
5	Rough	8.2 ft–13.1 ft
6	Very rough	13.1 ft–19.7 ft

Waves day by day

Day	Max wave	Sea state	Direction	Max period	Swell	Max wind
Today	1.1 ft	Smooth	W	5 s	0.3 ft S	11 mph W
Thu 29	2.4 ft	Slight	SSW	4 s	0.7 ft S	12 mph SW
Fri 30	2.4 ft	Slight	SW	4 s	1.2 ft S	12 mph W
Sat 31	1.6 ft	Smooth	NW	3 s	0.6 ft SSW	13 mph NW
Sun 1	1.1 ft	Smooth	W	3 s	0.5 ft SW	8 mph W
Mon 2	1.2 ft	Smooth	SW	3 s	0.5 ft SSW	6 mph WSW
Tue 3	1.0 ft	Smooth	S	4 s	0.5 ft SSW	4 mph N

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Waves	0.9 ft	0.7 ft	0.7 ft	0.7 ft	0.5 ft	0.3 ft	0.5 ft	1.1 ft
Period	2.7 s	2.7 s	2.8 s	2.9 s	3.4 s	5.0 s	3.5 s	2.5 s
Direction	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	SSW	SSW	SW
Swell	0.1 ft · 9 s	0.1 ft · 9 s	0.2 ft · 9 s	0.2 ft · 7 s	0.2 ft · 7 s	0.2 ft · 6 s	0.2 ft · 6 s	0.2 ft · 7 s
Wind (mph)	6 NW	6 NW	6 NW	7 NW	5 W	8 WSW	8 SW	10 WSW

Previous days

The waves over the last 14 days. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 27	1.3 ft NW	3 s	0.3 ft S
Mon 26	1.3 ft SW	3 s	0.7 ft SSW
Sun 25	1.0 ft W	4 s	0.3 ft W
Sat 24	1.6 ft N	3 s	0.7 ft ENE
Fri 23	3.0 ft NNE	4 s	1.3 ft ENE
Thu 22	3.0 ft NE	4 s	1.0 ft E
Wed 21	1.3 ft ENE	4 s	1.0 ft E

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	1.3 ft N	5 s	0.7 ft SSE
Mon 19	1.3 ft S	3 s	0.7 ft SSE
Sun 18	1.3 ft WSW	6 s	0.3 ft SSW
Sat 17	2.3 ft W	4 s	1.3 ft S
Fri 16	2.6 ft S	6 s	1.3 ft SSE
Thu 15	2.3 ft NW	3 s	1.0 ft S
Wed 14	4.3 ft ESE	5 s	2.3 ft SE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the waves in Saint AndrewsQuestions

How are the waves today in Saint Andrews?

Smooth (1.1 ft with a period of 2.5 s from the southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 2.4 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 2.4 ft (slight).

What is the wave period?

The time, in seconds, between two crests. With long periods (over 10 s) waves come from far away, are cleaner and break harder; with short periods they are wind waves, choppier.

What is significant wave height?

The average of the highest third of the waves. One in seven is higher and, a few times a day, one comes in at almost double: today, about 2.4 ft.

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Waves near Saint Andrews

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Waves: Open-Meteo with Météo-France (MFWAM, up to 10 days) and ECMWF WAM, CC BY 4.0; wave grid point 9.0 mi away. Near the shore, the seabed and the shape of the coast change the waves.

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 9:42 pm (local time).

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