St Andrews Beach
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
34Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 6 ft swell at 9 s
Tue 3 · 39 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 396kJ
- Wind
- S 6 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Wed 4 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 140kJ
- Wind
- N 7 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 256kJ
- Wind
- SW 11 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Fri 6 · 38 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 884kJ
- Wind
- SSW 9 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sat 7 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 969kJ
- Wind
- SSW 14 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Sun 8 · 42 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 543kJ
- Wind
- SSE 8 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Mon 9 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 221kJ
- Wind
- E 11 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 339, too small
- Wed 416, too small
- Thu 521, too small
- Fri 638, poor
- Sat 729, poor
- Sun 842, poor
- Mon 929, too small
- Tue 1030, too small
- Wed 1142, poor
- Thu 129, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 39, too small | 5 ft10 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 396kJ | wind from the south, 6 knots | 16°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 16, too small | 3 ft9 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 140kJ | wind from the north, 7 knots | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 21, too small | 5 ft8 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 256kJ | wind from the south-west, 11 knots | 15°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 38, poor | 7 ft10 smushy10 ft at break (est.) | 884kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots | 18°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 29, poor | 7 ft10 smushy10 ft at break (est.) | 969kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 14 knots | 13°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 42, poor | 6 ft9 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 543kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots | 14°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 29, too small | 4 ft9 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 221kJ | offshorewind from the east, 11 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 30, too small | 4 ft12 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 314kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore | 25°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 42, poor | 6 ft11 smushy9 ft at break (est.) | 739kJ | wind from the south, 10 knots | 14°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 9, too small | 4 ft10 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 290kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 16 knots | 14°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Tue 3 NovHigh 06:19 +1.1 mLow 12:04 −0.7 mHigh 18:19 +0.8 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 00:14 −1.0 mHigh 07:09 +0.9 mLow 12:57 −0.7 mHigh 19:27 +0.7 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 01:11 −0.8 mHigh 08:06 +0.8 mLow 13:57 −0.7 mHigh 20:45 +0.6 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
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Photos of St Andrews Beach
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- Kegs 4 km away
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- Supertubes 5.9 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About St Andrews Beach
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (225°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (45°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 32). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 12°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 20°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is St Andrews Beach, 0.9 km away (2 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.
Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,930–US$3,670 each
about US$1,930–US$3,670 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to MEL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$959–US$2,000 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$148–US$242 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$356–US$597 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$597 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$141–US$235 |
| Total | about US$1,930–US$3,670 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
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2 min by car · 5 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About St Andrews Beach its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Rye on Booking.com
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About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 29h 35m
About 29h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → MEL, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 1h 45m by road
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