Saltcoats (Beach) (North Ayrshire) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Sunny changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next low tide (0.5m) at

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    7 day forecast for Saltcoats (Beach)

    Today (13 July 2025)
    Time
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    17°
    19°
    21°
    23°
    25°
    27°
    27°
    26°
    26°
    25°
    24°
    24°
    23°
    22°
    20°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    17°
    18°
    21°
    24°
    25°
    26°
    25°
    25°
    24°
    24°
    23°
    22°
    20°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    E
    10
    SSE
    9
    S
    8
    SE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    20
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    20
    22
    23
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    72%
    66%
    62%
    54%
    46%
    43%
    43%
    46%
    56%
    59%
    61%
    61%
    64%
    71%
    79%
    UV 2 3 5 6 7 7 7 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (14 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    E
    11
    ESE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    S
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    S
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    25
    27
    29
    30
    28
    25
    21
    17
    16
    13
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    86%
    83%
    74%
    68%
    69%
    68%
    65%
    63%
    64%
    66%
    69%
    73%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 5 6 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.5
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    4
    4
    3
    4
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (15 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    50%
    60%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    30%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    SSW
    9
    S
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    84%
    82%
    75%
    75%
    72%
    68%
    78%
    UV - - 1 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    10
    10
    9
    10
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.6
    0.4
    0.2
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    6
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (16 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    9
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    6
    W
    6
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    11
    11
    15
    16
    16
    12
    9
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    90%
    85%
    70%
    64%
    61%
    65%
    82%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    6
    7
    8
    8
    7
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    5
    5
    5
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (17 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    12°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    4
    ENE
    5
    E
    5
    ESE
    7
    SSW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    9
    11
    14
    14
    14
    11
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    91%
    85%
    81%
    77%
    79%
    77%
    87%
    UV - - 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    7
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    5
    7
    7
    7
    2
    4
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (18 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    E
    4
    SSE
    5
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    5
    10
    13
    14
    14
    10
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    94%
    92%
    84%
    77%
    73%
    73%
    88%
    UV - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    5
    7
    8
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (19 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    5
    SSE
    4
    E
    4
    ESE
    5
    SW
    6
    SW
    7
    W
    7
    W
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    5
    8
    11
    12
    11
    9
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    96%
    92%
    83%
    75%
    71%
    73%
    86%
    UV - - 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Strathclyde weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry, hot and sunny today.

    Today:

    Any mist and low cloud through the Central Belt soon burning off this morning. Otherwise it will be dry with some sunny spells, some high cloud around. Very warm or hot again. Maximum temperature 28 °C.

    Tonight:

    Dry with some warm sunshine this evening. Staying dry for the rest of the night but low cloud will spread in the from the east. Warm. Minimum temperature 15 °C.

    Monday:

    Outbreaks of rain, occasionally heavy, will spread northeast for a time in the morning and early afternoon. Then becoming dry and eventually brighter. Warm. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Sunny spells and showers on Tuesday. Drier on Wednesday then further showers on Thursday. Warm in any sunshine.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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