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 intervals changing to overcast by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

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    7 day forecast for Whitesands Bay (Beach)

    Today (23 June 2025)
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    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    80%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
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    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    W
    22
    W
    23
    W
    24
    W
    25
    W
    26
    W
    27
    W
    28
    W
    29
    W
    30
    W
    30
    W
    30
    W
    30
    W
    29
    W
    27
    W
    25
    W
    24
    W
    22
    W
    20
    W
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    30
    30
    32
    34
    35
    37
    39
    41
    42
    42
    44
    44
    45
    44
    41
    40
    37
    34
    32
    30
    28
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    78%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    77%
    75%
    71%
    67%
    65%
    62%
    62%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    68%
    73%
    75%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 7 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    19
    19
    20
    22
    23
    24
    25
    26
    27
    28
    29
    30
    30
    30
    30
    29
    27
    25
    24
    22
    20
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (24 June 2025)
    Time
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    19:00
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    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    15
    W
    17
    W
    20
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    18
    W
    16
    W
    14
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    23
    22
    20
    20
    20
    22
    25
    29
    32
    34
    34
    33
    29
    31
    32
    30
    30
    28
    25
    21
    20
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    75%
    77%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    79%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    15
    17
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    18
    16
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (25 June 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    W
    8
    NNW
    8
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    15
    14
    15
    17
    18
    17
    16
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    82%
    84%
    82%
    79%
    82%
    83%
    85%
    81%
    UV - - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    10
    9
    8
    8
    11
    11
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (26 June 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 shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    10
    SW
    14
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    SW
    14
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    17
    23
    27
    31
    28
    26
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    86%
    86%
    82%
    70%
    64%
    66%
    78%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    10
    14
    18
    18
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (27 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    17
    SW
    20
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    28
    31
    33
    31
    27
    22
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    82%
    76%
    71%
    69%
    71%
    77%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    21
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    1.0
    1.1
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (28 June 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%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    17
    SW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    15
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    24
    26
    26
    25
    21
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    83%
    78%
    75%
    72%
    75%
    81%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    17
    15
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (29 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    16
    18
    17
    17
    16
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    82%
    81%
    84%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 23 June

    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 23 June

    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 23 June

    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 23 June

    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 24 June

    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 24 June

    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 24 June

    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 24 June

    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 25 June

    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 25 June

    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 25 June

    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 25 June

    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 26 June

    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 26 June

    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 26 June

    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 26 June

    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 27 June

    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 27 June

    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 27 June

    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 27 June

    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 28 June

    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 28 June

    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 28 June

    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 28 June

    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 29 June

    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 29 June

    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 29 June

    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 29 June

    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:

    Breezy with a few showers on Monday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Any persistent rain soon clearing to leave late sunny spells with occasionally heavy showers. The showers become increasingly confined to western parts overnight with long clear spells in east. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Monday:

    A bright day with sunny spells and occasional showers, these moving through quickly on the brisk westerly winds. The showers will end to die out through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Remaining unsettled with showers or, especially in the west on Tuesday and more generally on Thursday, some longer spells of rain. Eastern parts seeing the best of any sunnier spells.

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