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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.
- Head to a lifeguarded beach; check the RNLI lifeguarded beach tool
- Follow RNLI Float to Live advice if you find yourself struggling in the water
- Know what to do if you get caught in a rip current (RNLI)
- Check the tide times to avoid getting cut off by the tide coming in
- Call 999 and ask for the coastguard in an emergency
- Learn more about staying safe at the beach
Forecast days
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Maximum daytime temperature: 18° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 18° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14° Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 19° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 19° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12° Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 18° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 18° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10° Celsius;
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Maximum daytime temperature: 19° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 19° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10° Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 21° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 21° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13° Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 22° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 22° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14° Celsius;
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Maximum daytime temperature: 23° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 23° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13° Celsius;
Light rain changing to overcast 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 high tide (4.0m) at
Sunrise:
Sunset:
7 day forecast for Whitesands Bay (Beach)
Today (4 July 2025)
| Time |
20:00
|
21:00
|
22:00
|
23:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols |  |
|
 |
|
| Chance of precipitation |
70%
|
60%
|
10%
|
20%
|
| Temperature |
17°
|
16°
|
16°
|
16°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
12°
|
12°
|
12°
|
11°
|
| Wind direction and speed |
SW
26
|
WSW
25
|
WSW
24
|
WSW
23
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
35
|
34
|
34
|
33
|
| Visibility |
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
77%
|
82%
|
85%
|
85%
|
| UV | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Wind direction and speed |
26
|
25
|
24
|
23
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
|
|
|
Saturday (5 July 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 | |
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|
 |
 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| Chance of precipitation |
30%
|
50%
|
40%
|
40%
|
20%
|
10%
|
10%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
10%
|
10%
|
20%
|
20%
|
20%
|
20%
|
30%
|
30%
|
10%
|
10%
|
20%
|
20%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
15°
|
15°
|
15°
|
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
15°
|
15°
|
16°
|
17°
|
17°
|
18°
|
18°
|
18°
|
18°
|
18°
|
18°
|
18°
|
17°
|
17°
|
16°
|
15°
|
15°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
11°
|
11°
|
11°
|
10°
|
10°
|
10°
|
10°
|
10°
|
11°
|
11°
|
12°
|
13°
|
13°
|
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
13°
|
13°
|
12°
|
12°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WSW
23
|
WSW
23
|
WSW
23
|
WSW
24
|
WSW
25
|
WSW
26
|
W
26
|
W
26
|
W
26
|
W
26
|
W
25
|
W
24
|
W
23
|
W
22
|
W
22
|
WSW
21
|
WSW
20
|
W
20
|
W
20
|
W
19
|
W
18
|
W
17
|
W
16
|
WSW
15
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
32
|
34
|
34
|
33
|
34
|
35
|
36
|
36
|
36
|
36
|
35
|
34
|
34
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
30
|
29
|
28
|
27
|
24
|
21
|
19
|
18
|
| Visibility (description) |
VG
|
VG
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
85%
|
85%
|
85%
|
85%
|
85%
|
85%
|
85%
|
85%
|
85%
|
85%
|
84%
|
83%
|
83%
|
80%
|
79%
|
77%
|
78%
|
78%
|
80%
|
83%
|
84%
|
84%
|
85%
|
85%
|
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
23
|
23
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
|
26
|
26
|
26
|
26
|
25
|
24
|
23
|
22
|
22
|
21
|
20
|
20
|
20
|
19
|
18
|
17
|
16
|
15
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
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
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.2
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
Sunday (6 July 2025)
| Time |
00:00
|
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| Chance of precipitation |
20%
|
30%
|
50%
|
40%
|
50%
|
80%
|
80%
|
60%
|
30%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
14°
|
14°
|
13°
|
13°
|
15°
|
16°
|
15°
|
14°
|
13°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
12°
|
11°
|
10°
|
10°
|
12°
|
14°
|
13°
|
12°
|
11°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WSW
15
|
W
15
|
W
15
|
W
15
|
W
15
|
NW
13
|
N
11
|
N
10
|
NW
11
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
20
|
21
|
21
|
23
|
20
|
19
|
16
|
17
|
21
|
| Visibility (description) |
E
|
E
|
E
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
E
|
E
|
| Humidity |
85%
|
86%
|
85%
|
86%
|
84%
|
82%
|
85%
|
83%
|
78%
|
| UV | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
15
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
13
|
11
|
10
|
11
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.1
|
0.2
|
0.4
|
0.9
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
3
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
6
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monday (7 July 2025)
| Time |
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
| Chance of precipitation |
10%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
10%
|
10%
|
10%
|
10%
|
<5%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
12°
|
11°
|
12°
|
15°
|
17°
|
18°
|
17°
|
13°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
9°
|
8°
|
9°
|
12°
|
15°
|
16°
|
14°
|
12°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
NW
16
|
WNW
16
|
WNW
17
|
WNW
16
|
NW
13
|
NNW
11
|
WNW
13
|
W
10
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
23
|
23
|
26
|
26
|
23
|
19
|
15
|
17
|
| Visibility (description) |
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
| Humidity |
76%
|
76%
|
75%
|
67%
|
66%
|
65%
|
66%
|
73%
|
| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
16
|
16
|
17
|
16
|
13
|
11
|
13
|
10
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
1.1
|
1.0
|
1.1
|
1.1
|
1.1
|
1.1
|
1.1
|
1.1
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
7
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tuesday (8 July 2025)
| Time |
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
12°
|
10°
|
12°
|
15°
|
18°
|
19°
|
19°
|
16°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
9°
|
8°
|
9°
|
13°
|
16°
|
17°
|
16°
|
14°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WNW
12
|
W
12
|
W
12
|
WNW
11
|
NW
10
|
W
12
|
W
13
|
WSW
12
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
17
|
17
|
18
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
18
|
17
|
| Visibility (description) |
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
75%
|
80%
|
77%
|
66%
|
66%
|
69%
|
70%
|
76%
|
| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
12
|
12
|
12
|
11
|
10
|
12
|
13
|
12
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
1.1
|
1.1
|
1.1
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wednesday (9 July 2025)
| Time |
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
10%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
10%
|
10%
|
10%
|
10%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
14°
|
14°
|
15°
|
18°
|
20°
|
21°
|
20°
|
17°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
12°
|
11°
|
13°
|
16°
|
18°
|
19°
|
18°
|
16°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WSW
12
|
WSW
12
|
WSW
12
|
W
13
|
W
14
|
W
14
|
W
13
|
WSW
10
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
17
|
18
|
21
|
21
|
21
|
21
|
19
|
14
|
| Visibility (description) |
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
83%
|
85%
|
86%
|
84%
|
82%
|
80%
|
82%
|
86%
|
| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
12
|
12
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
14
|
13
|
10
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.9
|
0.9
|
0.8
|
0.7
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.4
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thursday (10 July 2025)
| Time |
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
10%
|
10%
|
10%
|
10%
|
10%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
16°
|
15°
|
16°
|
19°
|
21°
|
22°
|
20°
|
17°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
14°
|
14°
|
15°
|
18°
|
20°
|
21°
|
20°
|
16°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WSW
9
|
WSW
8
|
WSW
9
|
WSW
11
|
WSW
12
|
WSW
12
|
WSW
11
|
SSW
8
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
12
|
13
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
13
|
9
|
| Visibility (description) |
G
|
G
|
G
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
G
|
| Humidity |
90%
|
92%
|
91%
|
87%
|
85%
|
83%
|
84%
|
89%
|
| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
9
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.4
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
7
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
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Tide times
Friday 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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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WARNING
Flood alerts in force for Scotland
Flood alerts in force for Scotland
Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders weather forecast
Headline:
Mostly cloudy on Saturday. Patchy rain, especially in Southwest.
This Evening and Tonight:
Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, staying mostly dry over East Lothian and Berwick. Dumfries and Galloway become drier as the wind gradually eases down overnight. Minimum temperature 13 °C.
Saturday:
Mostly cloudy with still some patchy light rain, mainly ver Dumfries and Galloway. Drier, brighter interludes developing over Lothians and Borders. Maximum temperature 19 °C.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:
Cloudy with scattered showers Sunday. The showers clear overnight into Monday leaving dry conditions with sunny spells increasing into Tuesday.
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