Kinghorn - Pettycur (Beach) (Fife) weather

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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 (1.5m) at

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    8 day forecast for Kinghorn - Pettycur (Beach)

    Today (15 May 2025)
    Time
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    17
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    19
    14
    11
    9
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    UV 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    16
    15
    12
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    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 Partly cloudy 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°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    6
    NNE
    5
    N
    4
    N
    4
    NNW
    4
    NW
    3
    NW
    3
    WNW
    3
    SW
    4
    SW
    4
    SSW
    5
    S
    5
    SSE
    6
    ESE
    7
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    12
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    10
    E
    8
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    10
    10
    12
    16
    17
    19
    20
    20
    20
    18
    16
    12
    10
    9
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    73%
    68%
    60%
    58%
    65%
    72%
    72%
    74%
    74%
    76%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    81%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    5
    4
    5
    6
    9
    12
    13
    13
    13
    11
    10
    8
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    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
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    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)
    13°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    5
    NE
    5
    NNW
    4
    NNW
    3
    S
    4
    SSE
    6
    E
    13
    E
    11
    ENE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    9
    13
    22
    21
    17
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    81%
    80%
    75%
    71%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    UV - - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    4
    4
    3
    4
    6
    13
    11
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    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 intervals Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    4
    NNW
    4
    NW
    4
    S
    6
    ESE
    12
    E
    17
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    12
    20
    27
    24
    20
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    75%
    82%
    83%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    5
    6
    11
    15
    14
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    8
    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 Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    17
    19
    20
    19
    14
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    87%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    13
    15
    15
    15
    13
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    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)
    14°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    5
    N
    4
    WNW
    4
    S
    6
    SE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    6
    9
    11
    11
    11
    9
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    90%
    88%
    81%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    4
    4
    6
    7
    8
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    6
    NNW
    5
    NW
    6
    NE
    8
    ENE
    9
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    9
    12
    14
    17
    16
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    72%
    71%
    71%
    75%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    ENE
    9
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    8
    13
    15
    18
    17
    16
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    79%
    76%
    72%
    69%
    71%
    68%
    72%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 2 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 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 15 May

    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 15 May

    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 15 May

    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 16 May

    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 16 May

    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 16 May

    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 16 May

    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 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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:

    Dry on Friday with warm sunshine. Cooler near coasts.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    It will be a dry night with plenty of late sunshine leading to mostly clear skies overnight. Perhaps a few patches of cloud around the coast. Northeasterly breeze. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Friday:

    It will be a dry day with prolonged sunshine. Some patchy cloud possible along eastern coasts at times. Warm in the west and a touch cooler towards the coast. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Remaining dry throughout. Inland western areas continuing to see the best of the sunshine and warm afternoon highs. Cooler with cloud at times near the coast. Northeasterly breeze.

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