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 intervals changing to light rain by late morning.
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

Tide: Next high tide (5.1m) at

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

    Today (15 July 2025)
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    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    Temperature
    12°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
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    14°
    14°
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    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    4
    S
    4
    SSE
    4
    SE
    4
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    8
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    7
    8
    13
    16
    19
    21
    23
    24
    24
    24
    23
    22
    20
    20
    19
    17
    15
    14
    14
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    91%
    87%
    83%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    81%
    81%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    UV - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    6
    8
    10
    11
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (16 July 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols 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 Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
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    15°
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    18°
    18°
    18°
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    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
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    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    ENE
    7
    E
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    E
    6
    E
    5
    ENE
    5
    NE
    4
    NE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    11
    11
    10
    8
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    92%
    87%
    84%
    80%
    75%
    72%
    70%
    69%
    68%
    67%
    68%
    70%
    72%
    74%
    77%
    85%
    90%
    90%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 7 7 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    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
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (17 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
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    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
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    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
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    16°
    19°
    20°
    19°
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    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    3
    NNE
    3
    NNW
    3
    NNE
    2
    SE
    4
    E
    8
    E
    9
    ESE
    8
    E
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    8
    15
    20
    18
    17
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    84%
    68%
    64%
    74%
    77%
    86%
    UV - - 1 1 5 7 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    3
    2
    4
    8
    9
    8
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (18 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    30%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    4
    SE
    4
    SSE
    6
    SE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    7
    SSW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    13
    17
    19
    19
    13
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    93%
    88%
    80%
    71%
    75%
    80%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    6
    8
    9
    7
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (19 July 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 intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
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    20%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    5
    W
    4
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    6
    ESE
    8
    E
    9
    E
    8
    ENE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    10
    14
    16
    15
    12
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    93%
    87%
    80%
    72%
    77%
    83%
    94%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    4
    4
    6
    8
    9
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (20 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    6
    SE
    6
    E
    7
    E
    9
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    9
    14
    17
    18
    18
    13
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    97%
    95%
    88%
    81%
    81%
    85%
    93%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    9
    11
    11
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (21 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    7
    NNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    ENE
    8
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    9
    10
    13
    14
    14
    12
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    92%
    83%
    73%
    72%
    75%
    90%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 15 July

    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 15 July

    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 15 July

    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 15 July

    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 16 July

    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 16 July

    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 16 July

    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 16 July

    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 17 July

    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 17 July

    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 17 July

    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 17 July

    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 18 July

    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 18 July

    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 18 July

    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 18 July

    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 19 July

    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 19 July

    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 19 July

    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 19 July

    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 20 July

    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 20 July

    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 20 July

    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 20 July

    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 21 July

    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 21 July

    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 21 July

    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 21 July

    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:

    Dry, sunny then scattered showers Tuesday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Some brightness in the south, otherwise a cloudy start to the evening with outbreaks of rain, heavy and perhaps thundery at times. Rain soon clearing northwards to leave clear spells. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Tuesday:

    A dry and mostly sunny start but cloud will bubble up with scattered showers developing. Feeling quite warm away from the east coast. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Mainly dry with sunny spells on Wednesday and Thursday but a chance of some haar along the coasts. Sunshine and scattered showers on Friday. Feeling warm.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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