Kinghorn - Pettycur (Beach) (Fife) weather

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Forecast days

Sunny changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
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 (17 August 2025)
    Time
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    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    Temperature
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    16
    ENE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    16
    16
    16
    17
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (18 August 2025)
    Time
    00:00
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    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
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    11:00
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    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
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    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    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)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    13
    12
    11
    9
    10
    12
    12
    14
    16
    18
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (19 August 2025)
    Time
    00:00
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    04:00
    07:00
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    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    E
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    18
    20
    21
    23
    21
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    89%
    89%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    4
    2
    3
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (20 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
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    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NE
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    13
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    19
    20
    20
    21
    18
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    77%
    75%
    75%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    69%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    11
    12
    12
    13
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    6
    8
    9
    9
    7
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (21 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
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    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    10°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    10
    N
    8
    N
    8
    ENE
    7
    SE
    8
    E
    9
    E
    10
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    12
    14
    15
    15
    14
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    73%
    74%
    65%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    69%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    8
    8
    7
    8
    9
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (22 August 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    10°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    13°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    6
    NNW
    5
    NW
    4
    S
    6
    SSW
    6
    W
    7
    W
    8
    WNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    6
    8
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    76%
    79%
    73%
    69%
    70%
    70%
    75%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    4
    6
    6
    7
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (23 August 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    5
    N
    5
    NE
    6
    ENE
    7
    ESE
    8
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    7
    9
    11
    12
    13
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    82%
    83%
    77%
    74%
    73%
    75%
    79%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 17 August

    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 17 August

    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 17 August

    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 17 August

    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 18 August

    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 18 August

    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 18 August

    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 18 August

    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 19 August

    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 19 August

    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 19 August

    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 19 August

    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 20 August

    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 20 August

    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 20 August

    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 20 August

    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 21 August

    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 21 August

    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 21 August

    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 21 August

    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 22 August

    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 22 August

    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 22 August

    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 22 August

    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 23 August

    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 23 August

    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 23 August

    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 23 August

    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, settled weather continuing, feeling warm.

    Today:

    A dry and bright day with plenty of warm sunshine, some lower cloud may start to affect the Angus coast during the afternoon, cooling sea breezes expected to develop too. Maximum temperature 26 °C.

    Tonight:

    Low cloud is likely to form around coastal areas during the evening, inland will see a clear and dry evening. Coastal cloud pushing further inland overnight with some drizzle possible. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

    Monday:

    A cloudy start in the east but cloud burning back towards coastal areas. Sunny conditions all day further inland. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    High pressure is expected to remain over the area but low cloud will affect the whole area with some drizzle at times. Brighter for all on Wednesday and Thursday.

    Updated:

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