St Andrews, UK

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St Andrews, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Son of Groucho from Scotland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About St Andrews

St Andrews is a town in Fife, United Kingdom. From St Andrews you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is St Andrews East Sands, a surf spot 1 km from the centre. Overture lists 88 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is DND, 19 km away.

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Staying in St Andrews

  • 88 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: DND, 19 km, EDI, 56 km, ABZ, 102 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from St Andrews.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for St Andrews too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of St Andrews: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Kingsbarns9.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Kingsbarns2 ft10 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, too small4 ft132 kJwind from the south-east, 17 knots, poor6 ft241 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore, poor2 ft19 kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, offshore, too small4 ft62 kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots, fair2 ft44 kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, offshore, too small2 ft26 kJwind from the west-south-west, 21 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Kingsbarns: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kingsbarns, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct21, too small2 ft4 smushy10kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots12°C
Tue 20Oct10, poor4 ft6 smushy132kJwind from the south-east, 17 knots12°C
Wed 21Oct17, poor6 ft6 smushy241kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore12°C
Thu 22Oct21, too small2 ft6 smushy19kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, offshore11°C
Fri 23Oct38, fair4 ft5 smushy62kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct30, too small2 ft7 smushy44kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, offshore10°C
Sun 25Oct15, too small2 ft7 smushy26kJwind from the west-south-west, 21 knots, offshore11°C
St Andrews East Sands1 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft17 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, too small4 ft133 kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots, poor5 ft201 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, offshore, poor2 ft16 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore, too small3 ft54 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, poor2 ft31 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, offshore, too small2 ft20 kJwind from the west-south-west, 18 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for St Andrews East Sands: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at St Andrews East Sands, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct20, too small2 ft5 smushy17kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots12°C
Tue 20Oct15, poor4 ft6 smushy133kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots12°C
Wed 21Oct23, poor5 ft6 smushy201kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, offshore12°C
Thu 22Oct18, too small2 ft6 smushy16kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore11°C
Fri 23Oct30, poor3 ft5 smushy54kJwind from the north, 8 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct22, too small2 ft7 smushy31kJwind from the west, 9 knots, offshore10°C
Sun 25Oct15, too small2 ft7 smushy20kJwind from the west-south-west, 18 knots, offshore11°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of St Andrews, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near St Andrews

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits