Belhaven Bay (East Lothian) 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 light rain by late morning.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware of your surroundings and look out for conditions like rip currents

• novice surfers, paddleboarders or kayakers should seek advice

Tide: Next low tide (1.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Belhaven Bay

    Today (18 January 2026)
    Time
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Mist Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    40%
    70%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    5
    SE
    4
    SE
    4
    ESE
    4
    SE
    4
    SSE
    5
    SE
    5
    ESE
    5
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    5
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    3
    SE
    3
    SSE
    3
    SSE
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    10
    11
    12
    14
    13
    14
    13
    10
    9
    7
    6
    6
    5
    6
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 January 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 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 Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    3
    SE
    3
    SE
    4
    SSE
    4
    S
    4
    S
    4
    SSE
    3
    SE
    3
    SE
    3
    S
    3
    E
    3
    NE
    3
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    5
    E
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    E
    6
    ESE
    6
    E
    7
    E
    7
    ESE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    7
    8
    8
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    15
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 January 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 Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    7
    SE
    7
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    91%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 January 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    18
    18
    19
    21
    24
    25
    27
    26
    28
    30
    30
    30
    31
    32
    33
    35
    34
    35
    36
    35
    35
    35
    34
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    92%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 January 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    34
    31
    33
    32
    33
    34
    32
    32
    30
    30
    32
    31
    31
    31
    31
    31
    33
    32
    32
    32
    33
    33
    33
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    27
    27
    31
    31
    32
    31
    31
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    14
    15
    17
    17
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    14
    E
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    31
    30
    31
    30
    27
    25
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    78%
    79%
    83%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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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    Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry Sunday morning with bright spells. Rain pushing north later.

    Today:

    Any fog patches clearing to leave a dry and mostly cloudy morning with some bright intervals. Turning cloudier through the afternoon with outbreaks of rain spreading northwards. Rain most likely over Lothian and Borders with drier spells further west. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of rain to start but rain easing through the evening. Largely dry and cloudy overnight with a few clear spells developing. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Monday:

    A largely dry day with bright or sunny spells and light winds. Cloudier near eastern coasts with the best of any sunny spells in the west. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Bands of rain and showers will push northeast through this period. These bands will be interspersed with occasional spells of drier and brighter conditions. Winds strengthening through Wednesday.

    Updated:

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