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

Clear.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should seek advice

Tide: Next high tide (3.0m) at

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No pollen data.

    7 day forecast for Saltcoats (Beach)

    Today (28 December 2025)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    ENE
    5
    NE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    88%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    16
    16
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (29 December 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night 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)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    ENE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    5
    ENE
    5
    NE
    4
    NNE
    4
    N
    3
    N
    3
    NE
    3
    NE
    4
    NE
    4
    NE
    5
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    10
    9
    7
    7
    7
    6
    7
    8
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    91%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    6
    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
    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)
    15
    15
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (30 December 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night 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)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -3°
    -1°
    -1°
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    7
    ENE
    7
    NE
    6
    ENE
    5
    NE
    5
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    3
    ENE
    3
    ENE
    3
    ENE
    3
    NE
    3
    NNE
    3
    NNE
    3
    NE
    3
    NE
    3
    NE
    3
    NE
    3
    NE
    3
    NE
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    8
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    78%
    78%
    84%
    86%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    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)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    15
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    15
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (31 December 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 Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -4°
    -4°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    3
    NNE
    3
    NE
    3
    NE
    3
    NNE
    3
    NE
    3
    NE
    3
    NE
    4
    NE
    4
    NE
    4
    NNE
    5
    W
    7
    WSW
    9
    W
    11
    W
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    10
    13
    15
    18
    20
    22
    23
    23
    24
    25
    26
    27
    29
    29
    30
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    92%
    88%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    5
    7
    9
    11
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    8
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (1 January 2026)
    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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    30
    28
    25
    25
    21
    20
    18
    17
    17
    17
    19
    19
    20
    21
    20
    21
    20
    19
    20
    19
    20
    18
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    82%
    79%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (2 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    WNW
    11
    NW
    11
    WNW
    11
    NW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    77%
    76%
    83%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.4
    0.8
    0.7
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    5
    3
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (3 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -3°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    15
    16
    16
    14
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    74%
    76%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 28 December

    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 28 December

    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 28 December

    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 28 December

    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 29 December

    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 29 December

    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 29 December

    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 29 December

    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 30 December

    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 30 December

    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 30 December

    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 30 December

    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 31 December

    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 31 December

    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 31 December

    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 31 December

    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 1 January

    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 1 January

    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 1 January

    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 1 January

    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 2 January

    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 2 January

    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 2 January

    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 2 January

    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 3 January

    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 3 January

    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 3 January

    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 3 January

    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 and cold with sunny spells and fog patches Monday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    This evening will be dry. Then the rest of the night will remain dry with clear periods and some frost and freezing fog patches. Light winds. Minimum temperature -3 °C.

    Monday:

    A dry day with variable amounts of cloud and some sunny spells. Overnight fog patches may linger into the afternoon. Cold. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Dry and bright on Tuesday. Dry for most of Wednesday but showers likely later. Showery rain early Thursday then dry.

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