Portobello - Central (James Street) (Beach) (Edinburgh) 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

Overcast.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should seek advice

Tide: Next low tide (1.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portobello - Central (James Street) (Beach)

    Today (8 May 2026)
    Time
    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 Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    WNW
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    7
    W
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    14
    13
    10
    10
    12
    17
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    65%
    59%
    58%
    57%
    56%
    54%
    54%
    53%
    54%
    57%
    58%
    62%
    UV 3 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    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
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (9 May 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    6
    NNE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    E
    9
    E
    8
    E
    6
    E
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    20
    19
    20
    20
    20
    21
    22
    22
    23
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    19
    15
    13
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    66%
    71%
    74%
    74%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    71%
    67%
    63%
    58%
    56%
    55%
    54%
    54%
    54%
    55%
    56%
    58%
    63%
    67%
    71%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (10 May 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    4°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    4
    SE
    4
    NW
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    NW
    5
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    7
    NW
    7
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NW
    8
    NW
    10
    NW
    11
    WNW
    11
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    11
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    19
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    20
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    80%
    78%
    73%
    66%
    58%
    49%
    44%
    42%
    41%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    41%
    43%
    48%
    55%
    61%
    67%
    71%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    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
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (11 May 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    W
    10
    W
    10
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    WNW
    8
    NW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    N
    7
    N
    7
    NNE
    6
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    6
    NNE
    7
    NE
    6
    NW
    7
    WSW
    8
    W
    8
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    17
    17
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    17
    18
    20
    19
    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
    71%
    74%
    77%
    79%
    78%
    81%
    77%
    74%
    70%
    60%
    58%
    58%
    55%
    53%
    51%
    50%
    50%
    52%
    56%
    60%
    63%
    68%
    71%
    72%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    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
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (12 May 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 Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    14
    WSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    21
    22
    22
    23
    25
    28
    28
    30
    32
    33
    34
    35
    35
    35
    35
    35
    35
    34
    32
    29
    30
    29
    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
    75%
    76%
    78%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    77%
    74%
    67%
    63%
    57%
    52%
    44%
    42%
    42%
    41%
    41%
    43%
    44%
    53%
    57%
    63%
    66%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (13 May 2026)
    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 Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    9°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    W
    15
    WSW
    14
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    14
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    29
    29
    31
    32
    31
    29
    23
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    69%
    73%
    76%
    77%
    68%
    65%
    60%
    63%
    71%
    UV - - - 1 3 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    15
    14
    16
    16
    14
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (14 May 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    7°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    4°
    4°
    8°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    9
    W
    8
    WNW
    8
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    N
    9
    N
    8
    N
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    21
    22
    22
    21
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    78%
    76%
    63%
    57%
    55%
    60%
    72%
    UV - - 1 2 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Friday 8 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 8 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 8 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 8 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 9 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 9 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 9 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 9 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 10 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 10 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 10 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 10 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 11 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 11 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 11 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 11 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 12 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 12 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 12 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 12 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 explained

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    Forecast for 1pm Friday
    Updated 11:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 8 May 2026

    Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders weather forecast

    Headline:

    Bright spells and showers.

    Today:

    A few bright or sunny spells otherwise rather cloudy. There will be a few showers, some of which could turn heavy over Dumfriesshire and the Borders for a time. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Tonight:

    The Borders and East Lothian will stay cloudy with some patchy rain, perhaps becoming more persistent overnight. The west will be dry with some clear periods over Galloway. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Saturday:

    Mostly cloudy with some patchy rain, though more persistent at first over the Borders. Best of any brighter weather over Galloway. Colder, especially in the east. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Mainly dry with some sunny spells on Sunday, some light rain in evening. Monday dry and bright then some patchy evening rain. Sunny spells and a few showers on Tuesday.

    Updated:

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