Whitesands Bay (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
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next low tide (1.0m) at

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    7 day forecast for Whitesands Bay (Beach)

    Today (12 July 2025)
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    Weather symbols 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 day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    Temperature
    17°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    7
    E
    9
    ENE
    10
    E
    13
    E
    16
    E
    19
    E
    20
    E
    20
    E
    21
    E
    20
    E
    20
    E
    20
    E
    19
    E
    19
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    14
    17
    20
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    21
    20
    21
    21
    18
    16
    15
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    89%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    UV 1 2 3 5 6 7 7 7 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    7
    9
    10
    13
    16
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    16
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (13 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
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    11:00
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    16:00
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    18:00
    19:00
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    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    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%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    8
    E
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    98%
    98%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    10
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    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
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (14 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Light shower day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    70%
    90%
    60%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    16
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    17
    SE
    12
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    14
    16
    19
    24
    25
    25
    19
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    95%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    91%
    86%
    78%
    UV - - 1 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    12
    15
    19
    18
    13
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (15 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    20%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    50%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    S
    9
    SSE
    7
    SE
    9
    SE
    11
    SSE
    12
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    16
    17
    20
    16
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    78%
    78%
    77%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    75%
    81%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    8
    7
    9
    11
    12
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (16 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    16°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    W
    10
    NW
    9
    NE
    8
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    SSE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    8
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    85%
    85%
    82%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    87%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (17 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    12°
    14°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    11°
    14°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    20°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    6
    SSW
    6
    S
    7
    W
    8
    ENE
    9
    ESE
    11
    SE
    11
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    8
    9
    11
    13
    12
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    91%
    93%
    92%
    89%
    86%
    87%
    90%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    11
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (18 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    16°
    20°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    15°
    19°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    SSW
    7
    SW
    7
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    10
    12
    13
    11
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    94%
    95%
    93%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    92%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 12 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 2.1 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 2.1 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 2.1 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 2.1 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 2.1 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 2.1 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 2.1 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 2.1 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 2.1 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 2.1 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 2.1 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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, hot and sunny today. East coast haar at first.

    Today:

    Any haar along the east coast burning off this morning. Otherwise all parts will be dry, hot and sunny. Cooling easterly breeze along the east coast. Maximum temperature 30 °C.

    Tonight:

    Dry, sunny and very warm this evening. Then dry and clear for many areas, but misty low cloud may develop across Edinburgh, Lothian and eastern Borders. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

    Sunday:

    Mist and low cloud mostly burning off in the morning, but haar may linger along some eastern coasts. Otherwise dry, sunny and very warm. locally hot across the southwest. Maximum temperature 28 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Rain, occasionally heavy will spread northeast for a time on Monday followed by drier weather. Chance of showers on Tuesday followed by a mainly dry day on Wednesday.

    Updated:

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