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

Light showers.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

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

• Beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should go on the water with an instructor or a more experienced person • novice surfers seek expert advice

Tide: Next low tide (1.8m) at

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

    Wednesday (13 May 2026)
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    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
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    80%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    50%
    60%
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    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    Temperature
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    7
    WNW
    6
    NW
    7
    NNW
    8
    N
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    6
    NE
    6
    ESE
    6
    SE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    5
    E
    5
    ENE
    5
    N
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NW
    6
    NNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    19
    17
    17
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    16
    18
    18
    17
    16
    14
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    77%
    70%
    64%
    62%
    60%
    65%
    69%
    74%
    77%
    78%
    76%
    78%
    83%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    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
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (14 May 2026)
    Time
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    6
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    N
    10
    N
    10
    NNE
    11
    NE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    N
    12
    N
    12
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    20
    20
    20
    20
    25
    28
    27
    27
    27
    26
    26
    27
    27
    25
    24
    24
    24
    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
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    78%
    75%
    67%
    65%
    62%
    64%
    65%
    68%
    64%
    62%
    60%
    57%
    60%
    65%
    67%
    68%
    68%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    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
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    2
    3
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (15 May 2026)
    Time
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    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    10
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    N
    10
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NE
    8
    NNE
    7
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    24
    25
    24
    24
    24
    22
    22
    21
    22
    20
    19
    18
    18
    17
    19
    18
    17
    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%
    69%
    72%
    74%
    72%
    72%
    68%
    65%
    60%
    56%
    54%
    49%
    43%
    42%
    43%
    43%
    46%
    46%
    52%
    57%
    63%
    69%
    72%
    75%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (16 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    6
    N
    6
    NNW
    6
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    NW
    5
    WNW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SSW
    6
    S
    7
    SSE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSW
    6
    SW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    16
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    68%
    65%
    63%
    58%
    58%
    59%
    58%
    58%
    60%
    63%
    64%
    66%
    68%
    74%
    78%
    82%
    82%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    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
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (17 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    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 Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    5
    SW
    5
    SW
    6
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    13
    14
    16
    17
    17
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    91%
    88%
    76%
    65%
    64%
    64%
    79%
    UV - - 1 1 3 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    2
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (18 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 Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    7
    SW
    6
    SW
    7
    S
    8
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    15
    17
    19
    20
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    90%
    85%
    71%
    59%
    58%
    69%
    79%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (19 May 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    20
    22
    23
    22
    18
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    86%
    84%
    79%
    68%
    67%
    73%
    83%
    UV - 1 1 3 3 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 13 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 13 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 13 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 13 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 14 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 14 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 14 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 14 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 16 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 16 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 16 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 16 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 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 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 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 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

    Monday 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 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 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 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

    Tuesday 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 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 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 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.

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    Central, Tayside & Fife weather forecast

    Headline:

    Bright spells and showers on Wednesday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Sunny then clear spells and scattered showers in the evening. Largely dry but cloudy overnight but chance of the odd spot of rain. Patchy frost in places. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Wednesday:

    It will be quite cool with bright or sunny spells and scattered heavy showers. Chance of overnight frost in places. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Rather cold and blustery Thursday with scattered heavy showers, chance of overnight frost. A few early showers on Friday, otherwise dry with sunny spells. Mostly dry and bright Saturday.

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