Elie (Woodhaven and Ruby Bay) (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

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

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    7 day forecast for Elie (Woodhaven and Ruby Bay) (Beach)

    Today (1 September 2025)
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    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
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    40%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    80%
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    70%
    50%
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    Temperature
    15°
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    16°
    17°
    17°
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    17°
    16°
    16°
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    15°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
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    14°
    15°
    15°
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    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    14
    SSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    26
    27
    27
    29
    28
    26
    25
    24
    23
    24
    23
    24
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    82%
    77%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    UV 2 3 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (2 September 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols 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 Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
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    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    70%
    70%
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    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
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    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
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    15°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
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    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
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    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
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    14°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SE
    5
    ESE
    4
    SE
    4
    SSE
    4
    S
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    19
    17
    15
    11
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    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
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    76%
    75%
    67%
    65%
    63%
    65%
    63%
    68%
    73%
    75%
    78%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    6
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    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
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (3 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 Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
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    60%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    3
    N
    3
    NNE
    4
    NE
    5
    ESE
    9
    E
    10
    ESE
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    8
    8
    10
    13
    13
    14
    14
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    93%
    93%
    90%
    91%
    89%
    92%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    4
    5
    9
    10
    9
    8
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    7
    5
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (4 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 Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
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    40%
    70%
    90%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    WSW
    12
    SW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    14
    17
    23
    23
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    88%
    80%
    73%
    73%
    79%
    85%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (5 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
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    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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
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    10%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    13
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    25
    28
    29
    27
    19
    16
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    86%
    74%
    64%
    61%
    71%
    81%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    14
    13
    16
    17
    16
    13
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (6 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    9
    SSW
    9
    S
    10
    S
    12
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    16
    21
    22
    20
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    86%
    82%
    75%
    73%
    77%
    83%
    UV - - 1 1 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    12
    14
    14
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (7 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    11
    S
    10
    SSE
    10
    S
    11
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    17
    18
    20
    19
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    89%
    89%
    82%
    73%
    72%
    77%
    86%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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:

    Sunny intervals and showers, some heavy.

    Today:

    Starting cloudy with frequent showers or persistent rain. Then turning brighter with a mix of sunny intervals and scattered showers, some heavy with chance of isolated thunder. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Tonight:

    Scattered showers, heavy at times, will largely die out through the evening. Becoming dry with clear spells in the east, cloudier in the west with the odd shower persisting. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Tuesday:

    A mostly dry morning, with bright spells in the east. Cloudier in the west with some showers. Sunny spells and scattered showers through the day. Winds lighter than Monday. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    A mostly dry start Wednesday with a few showers, before more persistent rain spreads north, heavy at times. Sunny intervals and showers on Thursday and Friday.

    Updated:

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