Kinghorn - Pettycur (Beach) (Fife) 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 intervals changing to cloudy by late morning.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next high tide (4.7m) at

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    7 day forecast for Kinghorn - Pettycur (Beach)

    Today (3 July 2025)
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    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    10%
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    10%
    10%
    30%
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    70%
    90%
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    Temperature
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
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    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
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    12°
    12°
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    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    18
    20
    23
    25
    27
    28
    30
    30
    30
    31
    30
    31
    30
    29
    27
    25
    24
    23
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    84%
    77%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    UV 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    10
    10
    11
    13
    14
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 July 2025)
    Time
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    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
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    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    22
    SW
    24
    SW
    25
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    25
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    25
    25
    26
    27
    27
    29
    31
    35
    39
    41
    43
    42
    41
    39
    37
    35
    33
    33
    32
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    18
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    20
    22
    24
    25
    26
    26
    26
    26
    25
    24
    24
    23
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
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    07:00
    10:00
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    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
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    40%
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    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
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    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
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    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    31
    31
    32
    34
    33
    31
    27
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    19
    17
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    14
    W
    14
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    WNW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    21
    23
    24
    20
    17
    13
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    85%
    82%
    75%
    71%
    74%
    77%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    10
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    NW
    9
    WNW
    9
    N
    9
    NNW
    8
    NW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    15
    17
    17
    16
    13
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    80%
    79%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    77%
    79%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    6
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    11°
    13°
    16°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    11°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    6
    W
    7
    WSW
    8
    W
    9
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    11
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    14
    12
    13
    17
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    83%
    83%
    79%
    81%
    77%
    77%
    81%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    W
    12
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    21
    22
    23
    23
    20
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    88%
    88%
    84%
    80%
    76%
    79%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 9 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 9 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 9 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 9 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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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    Central, Tayside & Fife weather forecast

    Headline:

    Bright start, otherwise cloudy with showers today.

    Today:

    Dry start across the east with some brightness. Otherwise a cloudy day with scattered showers spreading from the west, these turning heavy at times this afternoon. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Tonight:

    Showers will slowly die out this evening, then dry for a time. Thickening cloud will bring some rain from the west during the early hours. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Friday:

    Cloudy with rain at times, but more in the way of drier weather across the east. Rain will be most be persistent across western Tayside. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Cloudy on Saturday with rain at times across the west, drier elsewhere. Becoming somewhat brighter on Sunday and Monday with a few showers.

    Updated:

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