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

Partly cloudy.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

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    7 day forecast for Peffersands (Beach)

    Today (17 March 2026)
    Time
    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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    37
    35
    33
    31
    28
    Visibility
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    80%
    84%
    UV 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    24
    23
    21
    18
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (18 March 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    14
    SW
    12
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    WSW
    7
    SW
    6
    SW
    5
    SSW
    4
    S
    3
    SSE
    3
    NE
    4
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    E
    4
    E
    4
    ENE
    4
    E
    4
    E
    4
    E
    4
    ENE
    4
    NE
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    22
    20
    17
    14
    13
    11
    10
    10
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    85%
    81%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    83%
    87%
    92%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    12
    10
    9
    7
    6
    5
    4
    3
    3
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    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
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (19 March 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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    3
    NNE
    3
    NW
    3
    NE
    3
    NE
    3
    NE
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    96%
    97%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    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
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (20 March 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 Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Mist Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    4
    SE
    3
    SSE
    3
    S
    3
    SSE
    3
    SW
    3
    SW
    3
    WSW
    3
    WSW
    2
    N
    2
    NE
    3
    NE
    3
    NE
    4
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    E
    4
    E
    4
    E
    3
    SSE
    3
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    8
    7
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    98%
    98%
    97%
    94%
    91%
    86%
    83%
    82%
    79%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    78%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    3
    3
    4
    5
    5
    4
    4
    3
    3
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (21 March 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    W
    6
    WNW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    WNW
    6
    NW
    6
    SE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    75%
    69%
    64%
    59%
    60%
    60%
    61%
    62%
    64%
    71%
    79%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    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
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    9
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (22 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    5
    S
    5
    S
    5
    S
    7
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    15
    20
    22
    22
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    90%
    79%
    66%
    63%
    71%
    77%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    7
    10
    12
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.2
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (23 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    W
    12
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    23
    26
    27
    26
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    84%
    77%
    67%
    69%
    74%
    76%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 17 March

    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 17 March

    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 17 March

    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 17 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 19 March

    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 19 March

    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 19 March

    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 19 March

    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 20 March

    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 20 March

    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 20 March

    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 20 March

    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 21 March

    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 21 March

    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 21 March

    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 21 March

    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 22 March

    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 22 March

    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 22 March

    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 22 March

    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 23 March

    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 23 March

    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 23 March

    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 23 March

    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:

    Mainly dry and cloudy, Wednesday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    This evening will be mainly dry and cloudy. Light and patchy rain will spread from the northwest overnight, some places staying dry. Fresh southerly winds easing. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Mainly dry and rather cloudy, perhaps a little light and patchy rain at first. Some brightness breaking through at times, particularly into the afternoon. Light winds. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Early light rain and cloud for northern coasts, sunshine in south, Thursday. Fog lifts to a bright and dry day, Friday continuing into Saturday. Mild, though overnight frosts. Light winds.

    Updated:

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