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:

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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    8 day forecast for Whitesands Bay (Beach)

    Today (20 May 2025)
    Time
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols 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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    9
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    80%
    78%
    75%
    73%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    UV 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 May 2025)
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    7
    E
    7
    NE
    8
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    ENE
    9
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    NE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    13
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    21
    20
    20
    19
    17
    16
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    16
    17
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    79%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    71%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 May 2025)
    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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    14
    NE
    15
    NNE
    15
    N
    14
    N
    13
    NE
    8
    ENE
    9
    E
    9
    ESE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    20
    22
    21
    18
    18
    16
    13
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    69%
    65%
    60%
    62%
    62%
    56%
    59%
    62%
    63%
    UV - - 1 1 4 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    15
    15
    14
    13
    8
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 May 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    9
    W
    9
    NW
    8
    NNE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    17
    SSE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    12
    15
    15
    20
    21
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    64%
    65%
    66%
    62%
    58%
    67%
    67%
    71%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    13
    16
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    SW
    6
    SE
    6
    SSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    W
    12
    WSW
    13
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    12
    11
    14
    15
    18
    18
    16
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    73%
    78%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    84%
    84%
    88%
    UV - 1 1 3 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    6
    6
    9
    10
    11
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (25 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    SW
    15
    WSW
    15
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    88%
    86%
    77%
    70%
    69%
    69%
    75%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    13
    15
    14
    15
    15
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (26 May 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 Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    23
    25
    24
    24
    22
    20
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    83%
    80%
    74%
    71%
    70%
    74%
    79%
    UV - 1 1 4 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (27 May 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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    WSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    84%
    75%
    72%
    70%
    74%
    79%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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:

    Mainly dry with long sunny spells developing. Feeling warm.

    Today:

    Any patchy mist or low cloud quickly burning off then dry with plenty of sunshine through the day. Perhaps the odd shower developing in the afternoon over Dumfries and Galloway. Feeling warm again. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Tonight:

    Any showers in the southwest will quickly die out in the evening. Otherwise, a dry and bright evening then mainly clear skies overnight. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Wednesday:

    A dry day with long periods of unbroken sunshine. Feeling very warm with light winds. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Dry with sunny spells on Thursday and Friday. Chilly nights but rather warm by day. Turning more unsettled with outbreaks of rain spreading eastwards from Saturday.

    Updated:

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