Kinghorn - Pettycur (Beach) (Fife) weather

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Forecast days

Light rain.
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 (4.0m) at

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    7 day forecast for Kinghorn - Pettycur (Beach)

    Today (12 March 2026)
    Time
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light shower day Heavy shower day Heavy rain Heavy shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    34
    38
    38
    37
    35
    33
    33
    34
    36
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    78%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    23
    23
    24
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (13 March 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 Sleet shower night Sleet shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sleet shower Sleet shower Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    26
    SW
    27
    SW
    28
    SW
    29
    SW
    30
    SW
    30
    SW
    30
    SW
    29
    SW
    28
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    38
    39
    41
    41
    42
    41
    38
    36
    36
    35
    35
    34
    31
    31
    28
    27
    24
    23
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    72%
    71%
    71%
    74%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    82%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    80%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    26
    27
    28
    29
    30
    30
    30
    29
    28
    27
    26
    25
    24
    23
    21
    19
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    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
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (14 March 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    21
    25
    26
    27
    28
    28
    27
    25
    24
    22
    19
    18
    17
    18
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    82%
    78%
    75%
    74%
    71%
    70%
    71%
    72%
    74%
    76%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    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
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    7
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (15 March 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 Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    22
    25
    29
    32
    33
    34
    33
    33
    32
    34
    35
    35
    36
    34
    31
    30
    28
    27
    27
    27
    28
    29
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    81%
    78%
    75%
    76%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    16
    21
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.3
    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)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (16 March 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 Sleet shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    S
    20
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    29
    30
    30
    29
    30
    30
    31
    32
    34
    34
    34
    33
    32
    32
    31
    30
    29
    29
    31
    32
    36
    37
    38
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    78%
    75%
    74%
    68%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    71%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (17 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    19
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    39
    37
    38
    39
    37
    31
    28
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    82%
    78%
    70%
    65%
    70%
    74%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    19
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    3
    3
    8
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (18 March 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    15
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    W
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    23
    19
    19
    18
    15
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    80%
    82%
    78%
    69%
    68%
    74%
    79%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 12 March

    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 12 March

    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 12 March

    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 12 March

    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 13 March

    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 13 March

    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 13 March

    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 13 March

    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 14 March

    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 14 March

    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 14 March

    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 14 March

    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 15 March

    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 15 March

    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 15 March

    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 15 March

    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 16 March

    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 16 March

    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 16 March

    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 16 March

    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 17 March

    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 17 March

    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 17 March

    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 17 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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

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    Wet and very windy for today.

    Today:

    Rain initially, turning heavy at times, combining with gales to bring decidedly un-Spring like weather. Clearing to blustery showers around mid-day, with outbreaks occasional in west, isolated with best of brightness in east. Showers turning wintry across higher ground. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Tonight:

    Showers pushing across the area on strong west to southwest winds. Outbreaks ranging from occasional in west and isolated around the east coasts, also turning wintry to quite low levels. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Friday:

    Showers continuing, again occasional in west, isolated in east. Outbreaks lighter than Thursday night with sleet and snow increasingly confined to higher areas. Best brighter spells expected east of A9. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Showers for Saturday again focused in west. Rain early Sunday, clearing to blustery showers by afternoon, wintry across hills. Scattered showers for Monday, then periods of rain later in day.

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