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

Light rain.
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 (0.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Peffersands (Beach)

    Today (16 May 2026)
    Time
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    Temperature
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    8
    SW
    7
    SSW
    5
    S
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    14
    12
    13
    Visibility
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    80%
    86%
    88%
    UV 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    8
    7
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (17 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 Light shower 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 Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    6
    SW
    8
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    SW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    W
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    6
    S
    5
    SSW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    20
    22
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    25
    25
    26
    26
    27
    25
    24
    23
    22
    22
    21
    19
    17
    14
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    75%
    69%
    65%
    58%
    56%
    55%
    52%
    49%
    51%
    54%
    57%
    64%
    71%
    79%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    8
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    6
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (18 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 Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    5
    S
    5
    S
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    4
    S
    4
    SSE
    4
    S
    4
    E
    5
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    E
    8
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    10
    10
    11
    13
    16
    17
    18
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    20
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    89%
    90%
    87%
    83%
    78%
    75%
    71%
    72%
    73%
    71%
    69%
    68%
    67%
    68%
    69%
    69%
    72%
    78%
    82%
    82%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (19 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SSE
    13
    S
    13
    S
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    11
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    27
    28
    30
    31
    32
    31
    30
    29
    28
    28
    26
    26
    25
    23
    22
    21
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    84%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    82%
    78%
    76%
    68%
    68%
    65%
    67%
    68%
    70%
    75%
    78%
    81%
    82%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (20 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    19
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    23
    25
    25
    26
    25
    25
    23
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    79%
    76%
    73%
    69%
    67%
    67%
    65%
    63%
    64%
    64%
    67%
    68%
    71%
    76%
    82%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    8
    8
    8
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    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)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (21 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    14
    S
    11
    SSE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    19
    18
    20
    22
    25
    24
    19
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    75%
    68%
    64%
    68%
    81%
    UV - - 1 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    8
    11
    13
    14
    11
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (22 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 day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    14°
    19°
    22°
    23°
    21°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    17°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    12
    S
    13
    S
    11
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    12
    17
    22
    24
    23
    19
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    88%
    84%
    69%
    58%
    55%
    64%
    78%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 16 May

    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 16 May

    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 16 May

    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 16 May

    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 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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:

    Bright spells and showers on Sunday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Outbreaks of rain pushing eastwards, mostly light and patchy, but the odd heavier burst possible in the west. Turning more showery overnight, some drier and clearer spells by dawn. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Sunday:

    Bright spells and showers, the best of the brightness for East Lothian and the eastern Borders during the morning. The showers could be heavy, perhaps the odd rumble of thunder. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Mainly dry and bright on Monday with early showers dying out. Rain or showers on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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