Peffersands (Beach) (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

Sunny changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
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 low tide (1.7m) at

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    7 day forecast for Peffersands (Beach)

    Today (8 July 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols 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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    10%
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    Temperature
    10°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    W
    10
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    10
    W
    11
    W
    12
    WSW
    12
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    16
    17
    19
    21
    21
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    75%
    67%
    57%
    54%
    43%
    41%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    41%
    52%
    61%
    72%
    77%
    83%
    UV 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 7 7 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 July 2025)
    Time
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    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    15°
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    17°
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    19°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    14
    W
    11
    W
    10
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    23
    23
    25
    25
    26
    25
    25
    25
    24
    23
    20
    18
    17
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    79%
    75%
    70%
    65%
    64%
    61%
    62%
    63%
    63%
    64%
    66%
    67%
    70%
    74%
    79%
    83%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 7 7 7 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    14
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (10 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    16°
    19°
    22°
    23°
    22°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    21°
    20°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    10
    WSW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    15
    19
    20
    21
    20
    17
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    89%
    82%
    67%
    56%
    54%
    56%
    76%
    UV - - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    12
    12
    12
    10
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (11 July 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 day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    17°
    21°
    23°
    24°
    24°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    13°
    17°
    21°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    4
    SW
    4
    SW
    3
    NE
    5
    E
    9
    E
    10
    ESE
    9
    S
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    7
    9
    15
    19
    20
    17
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    75%
    64%
    56%
    55%
    55%
    70%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    3
    5
    9
    10
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    3
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (12 July 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 day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    14°
    17°
    22°
    25°
    27°
    25°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    17°
    22°
    24°
    25°
    25°
    19°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    5
    WSW
    3
    W
    3
    ENE
    6
    E
    9
    E
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    7
    8
    13
    15
    14
    11
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    82%
    74%
    61%
    53%
    48%
    56%
    83%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    3
    3
    6
    9
    10
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.6
    0.8
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (13 July 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%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    14°
    17°
    21°
    25°
    26°
    24°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    14°
    17°
    21°
    24°
    25°
    23°
    19°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    4
    SE
    3
    WSW
    4
    NE
    6
    E
    8
    E
    10
    ESE
    9
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    4
    4
    7
    12
    16
    16
    11
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    96%
    89%
    75%
    58%
    54%
    60%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    3
    4
    6
    8
    10
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    3
    3
    3
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (14 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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    19°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    19°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    5
    SE
    5
    S
    5
    ESE
    7
    E
    9
    ENE
    10
    ESE
    10
    SE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    5
    7
    10
    14
    14
    11
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    95%
    98%
    92%
    81%
    67%
    59%
    64%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 9 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 9 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 9 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 9 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 10 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 10 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 10 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 10 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 11 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 11 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 11 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 11 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 12 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 12 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 12 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 12 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 with sunny spells on Tuesday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Any showers quickly dying out with some evening sunshine for most. Then staying dry overnight with clear spells. Initially fresh northwest winds soon become light through the evening. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Tuesday:

    It will be a dry and bright day with good spells of sunshine. Sunshine turning hazier in the afternoon. Feeling a touch warmer. Dumfries and Galloway turning cloudier in evening. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Cloudy in west on Wednesday. Otherwise dry and settled weather with sunny spells. Becoming very warm, even hot later in the week, with mostly light winds.

    Updated:

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