St Andrews, UK
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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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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate
| Spot | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrews East Sands1 kmabout 5 min by car | 2 ft17 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, fair | 3 ft39 kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots, poor | 5 ft151 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, too big | 2 ft16 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore, fair | 3 ft39 kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, poor | 2 ft31 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, offshore, fair | 2 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 | |||||||
| Kingsbarns9.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in KingsbarnsIntermediate and up | 2 ft10 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots | 4 ft132 kJwind from the south-east, 17 knots | 6 ft241 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore | 2 ft19 kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, offshore | 4 ft62 kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots | 2 ft44 kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, offshore | 2 ft26 kJwind from the west-south-west, 21 knots, offshore |
All readings for Kingsbarns: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
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
- BlackHornBurger · in the centre
- Dr NoodlesRamen · in the centre
- MaishaIndian · in the centre
- Nando's St. AndrewsBarbecue · in the centre
- Tulsi Indian & Thai RestaurantIndian · in the centre
- Anstruther World Famous Fish & ChipsFish and chips · 0.1 km from the centre
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