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 light rain by early evening.
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 (2.0m) at

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7 day forecast for Kinghorn - Pettycur (Beach)

Today (18 September 2025)
Time
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Sunny intervals Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
40%
50%
80%
90%
90%
50%
30%
Temperature
17°
16°
15°
14°
14°
14°
14°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°
13°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
Wind direction and speed
WSW
19
WSW
15
WSW
11
WSW
7
WNW
4
NNE
4
NE
6
Wind gust (mph)
29
23
17
12
6
10
15
Visibility
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
69%
74%
76%
84%
88%
91%
92%
UV 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed
19
15
11
7
4
4
6
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
2
2
10
10
10
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (19 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
20%
20%
30%
30%
30%
40%
20%
20%
20%
20%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
20%
20%
20%
20%
30%
20%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
15°
15°
16°
16°
16°
15°
15°
15°
14°
15°
15°
16°
16°
17°
17°
17°
17°
16°
15°
15°
14°
14°
14°
13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
13°
13°
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
11°
11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
9
SW
12
SW
13
SW
15
SW
16
SW
17
SW
17
SW
17
SW
16
WSW
16
WSW
16
WSW
16
WSW
16
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
14
WSW
14
WSW
12
WSW
12
WSW
12
WSW
12
WSW
12
Wind gust (mph)
18
20
22
22
22
23
21
19
21
23
25
24
25
23
22
21
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
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
91%
88%
87%
86%
86%
85%
85%
85%
85%
83%
81%
76%
73%
69%
68%
68%
67%
67%
69%
72%
75%
77%
78%
80%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
9
12
13
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
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
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
10
10
10
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (20 September 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
20%
30%
30%
20%
20%
20%
30%
30%
30%
40%
40%
40%
50%
50%
60%
60%
70%
70%
70%
80%
80%
80%
70%
70%
Temperature (°C)
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
9°
8°
8°
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
11
WSW
11
WSW
10
WSW
9
W
9
W
9
W
8
WNW
9
NW
9
NNW
10
N
11
NNE
12
NE
13
NE
15
NE
16
NE
19
NE
21
NE
23
NE
24
NNE
25
NNE
24
NNE
24
N
24
N
24
Wind gust (mph)
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
12
12
12
15
17
19
28
29
30
31
30
31
30
29
28
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
G
M
G
G
G
Humidity
79%
80%
80%
82%
83%
82%
82%
81%
80%
79%
78%
77%
76%
74%
72%
74%
77%
75%
77%
80%
80%
79%
77%
80%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
13
15
17
19
21
23
24
25
24
24
24
24
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
2
2
2
2
2
5
8
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
9
6
3
4
5
6
6
7
7
8
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (21 September 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 Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night
Chance of precipitation
70%
60%
60%
50%
40%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
40%
40%
30%
30%
20%
20%
20%
10%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
9°
9°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
10°
11°
12°
12°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
11°
10°
9°
9°
8°
Feels like temperature (°C)
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
6°
7°
8°
8°
9°
9°
10°
10°
9°
9°
8°
7°
6°
5°
5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
N
24
N
23
N
22
N
21
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
19
NNW
18
NNW
17
NNW
17
NNW
17
N
18
N
17
N
18
N
18
N
18
N
17
N
17
N
17
N
17
N
15
NNW
14
NNW
14
NNW
13
Wind gust (mph)
26
26
26
25
25
24
23
23
23
26
26
26
26
24
28
28
26
24
23
21
19
18
17
16
Visibility (description)
G
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
81%
80%
79%
78%
77%
77%
77%
77%
76%
75%
73%
69%
66%
64%
63%
61%
61%
63%
63%
65%
68%
69%
71%
69%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
23
23
22
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (22 September 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
7°
8°
10°
11°
12°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
11°
10°
10°
10°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
4°
4°
4°
4°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
5°
7°
8°
9°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
9°
8°
8°
7°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NNW
13
NW
13
NW
13
NW
12
NW
12
NW
12
NW
12
WNW
12
WNW
12
WNW
12
NW
12
NW
12
NW
12
NW
12
NW
12
NW
12
NW
12
NW
12
NW
11
WNW
11
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
9
Wind gust (mph)
16
17
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
18
19
18
19
17
16
14
14
13
13
13
12
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
71%
73%
73%
72%
73%
73%
74%
74%
74%
71%
66%
63%
58%
56%
55%
54%
55%
56%
59%
63%
65%
69%
72%
73%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
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
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (23 September 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
9°
9°
8°
7°
11°
14°
14°
12°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
6°
6°
5°
9°
12°
12°
11°
9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
9
WNW
9
W
9
WNW
8
WNW
9
WNW
9
NW
8
NNW
8
N
8
Wind gust (mph)
12
11
11
10
12
11
10
9
8
Visibility (description)
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
73%
73%
75%
76%
74%
64%
61%
66%
72%
UV - - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
9
9
9
8
9
9
8
8
8
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (24 September 2025)
Time
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 Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
<5%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
9°
8°
7°
11°
14°
14°
12°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
6°
5°
10°
12°
13°
11°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW
7
WNW
6
WNW
7
WSW
8
SE
9
SE
9
ESE
9
SE
7
Wind gust (mph)
7
7
8
9
10
10
10
8
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
75%
78%
80%
75%
68%
70%
73%
76%
UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
7
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.1
 – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
 – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Thursday 18 September

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?

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Tide times

Thursday 18 September

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?

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Tide times

Thursday 18 September

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 18 September

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 19 September

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 19 September

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 19 September

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 19 September

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 20 September

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 20 September

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 20 September

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 20 September

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 21 September

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 21 September

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 21 September

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 21 September

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 22 September

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 22 September

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 22 September

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 22 September

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 23 September

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 23 September

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 23 September

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 23 September

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 24 September

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 24 September

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 24 September

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 24 September

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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Updated 15:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 18 Sep 2025

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Dry with sunny spells Friday.

This Evening and Tonight:

A dry start to the evening. Then thickening cloud will bring a little light and patchy rain northeastwards for a time overnight before it turns dry again by morning. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Friday:

It will be a dry day with some good spells of sunshine. Feeling pleasantly warm in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Cloudy with rain on Saturday, heavy at times. Cold and windy with showers on Sunday. Still showery but less windy on Monday.

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