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

Sunny.
🏖️ 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 high tide (4.6m) at

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

    Today (17 May 2025)
    Time
    12:00
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    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    7
    SE
    9
    E
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    6
    SE
    4
    NW
    3
    NW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    21
    21
    20
    20
    21
    20
    18
    13
    7
    7
    8
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    61%
    61%
    61%
    62%
    61%
    64%
    72%
    76%
    83%
    91%
    96%
    92%
    UV 5 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    7
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    6
    4
    3
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (18 May 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    5
    N
    5
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNE
    6
    ENE
    7
    ESE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    12
    13
    13
    13
    11
    10
    12
    13
    14
    14
    16
    19
    21
    23
    24
    24
    23
    21
    20
    17
    15
    15
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    80%
    77%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    77%
    67%
    63%
    59%
    56%
    54%
    58%
    60%
    63%
    64%
    66%
    70%
    70%
    75%
    78%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    10
    NE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    10
    ENE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    19
    15
    16
    20
    21
    19
    14
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    87%
    83%
    72%
    66%
    67%
    75%
    94%
    UV - - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    12
    12
    10
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    7
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    4
    N
    3
    NW
    3
    SSW
    6
    SSE
    7
    ESE
    7
    E
    6
    NE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    5
    8
    12
    14
    14
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    96%
    95%
    85%
    72%
    60%
    55%
    57%
    77%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    3
    3
    6
    7
    7
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    5
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    4
    N
    4
    WNW
    3
    S
    7
    SE
    9
    E
    12
    E
    12
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    10
    14
    19
    19
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    86%
    74%
    64%
    57%
    62%
    65%
    78%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    3
    7
    9
    12
    12
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    15
    18
    19
    18
    15
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    83%
    72%
    64%
    58%
    60%
    67%
    80%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    9
    9
    10
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    7
    SW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    10
    14
    15
    15
    14
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    84%
    69%
    58%
    53%
    59%
    74%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 May 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    SW
    7
    SW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    S
    10
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    9
    15
    18
    19
    17
    16
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    91%
    83%
    72%
    64%
    68%
    73%
    83%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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:

    Patchy cloud clearing then sunny and warm. Cooler near coasts.

    Today:

    Any cloud quickly clearing to leave a dry day with prolonged sunshine. Very warm in the west but cooler near coasts. A few patches of cloud may move into coasts late afternoon. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Tonight:

    Dry with plenty of late sunshine for most, but some cloud feeding into coastal areas this evening and overnight. Clear and chilly inland with the odd mist and fog patch. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Sunday:

    Any early low cloud, mist or fog patches will clear to leave the rest of the day dry with some lengthy sunny spells. Warm inland, but cooler near coasts. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Remaining dry throughout. Inland western areas continuing to see the best of the sunshine and warm afternoon highs. Cooler with cloud at times near the coast. Northeasterly breeze.

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