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.
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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    8 day forecast for Saltcoats (Beach)

    Today (15 May 2025)
    Time
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
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    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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    16°
    14°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NNE
    7
    N
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    21
    21
    21
    19
    19
    18
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    74%
    64%
    57%
    51%
    43%
    41%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    42%
    51%
    55%
    60%
    67%
    UV 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    8
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (16 May 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    11
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNW
    6
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    N
    7
    NE
    7
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    82%
    75%
    65%
    57%
    50%
    42%
    40%
    40%
    38%
    37%
    36%
    37%
    38%
    40%
    45%
    53%
    56%
    56%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 5 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    12
    12
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (17 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    10°
    16°
    19°
    21°
    20°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    18°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    NE
    7
    NE
    5
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    8
    NW
    7
    N
    8
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    12
    11
    14
    15
    15
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    59%
    62%
    75%
    72%
    55%
    42%
    40%
    41%
    59%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    5
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    11
    11
    11
    2
    11
    11
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (18 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    16°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    17°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    7
    NE
    6
    ENE
    5
    NE
    7
    ENE
    9
    NNW
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    11
    15
    17
    17
    15
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    78%
    72%
    53%
    41%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    6
    7
    9
    9
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    15°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNW
    9
    ENE
    9
    NE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    12
    16
    17
    15
    12
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    83%
    76%
    61%
    45%
    40%
    42%
    66%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    16°
    19°
    21°
    20°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    18°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    5
    NE
    4
    NE
    4
    NE
    5
    NE
    7
    W
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    4
    8
    13
    14
    13
    10
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    88%
    76%
    62%
    45%
    40%
    42%
    67%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    4
    4
    5
    7
    7
    7
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    17°
    20°
    21°
    19°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    17°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    3
    SE
    3
    NE
    2
    NNW
    5
    WSW
    7
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    3
    3
    8
    13
    15
    14
    12
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    86%
    70%
    52%
    42%
    40%
    42%
    65%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    E
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SW
    8
    SSE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    5
    12
    15
    15
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    86%
    80%
    67%
    56%
    48%
    55%
    82%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 15 May

    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 15 May

    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 15 May

    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 15 May

    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 16 May

    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 16 May

    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 16 May

    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 16 May

    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 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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, sunny and very warm on Thursday.

    Today:

    It will be another dry and settled day with prolonged sunshine for all. Feeling pleasant in the sunshine with seasonally very warm afternoon temperatures. Light winds. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Tonight:

    A dry night with plenty of late sunshine leading to mostly clear skies overnight. Patchy cloud spreading westwards into Greater Glasgow at times but still plenty of clear spells here. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Friday:

    Any lingering cloud quickly clearing to leave another dry day with prolonged sunshine and very warm afternoon temperatures. Cloud spreading into eastern parts overnight. Light winds. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Dry throughout with long spells of sunshine, perhaps a touch cloudier at times on Monday. Generally light winds. Temperatures seasonally very warm.

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