Whitesands Bay (Beach) (East Lothian) weather

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Forecast days

Partly cloudy.
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    7 day forecast for Whitesands Bay (Beach)

    Today (18 March 2026)
    Time
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    Visibility
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    UV -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    6
    W
    6
    WSW
    6
    W
    6
    WNW
    6
    W
    6
    NNW
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    11
    12
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    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 Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Mist Fog Fog Mist Sunny day Sunny day 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)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    5
    W
    5
    W
    5
    WSW
    4
    WSW
    4
    SW
    3
    SW
    3
    ENE
    2
    NE
    2
    ENE
    3
    ENE
    4
    E
    4
    E
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    SSE
    6
    SSW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    14
    13
    11
    11
    10
    11
    10
    8
    9
    12
    13
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    97%
    98%
    99%
    98%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    84%
    79%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    3
    2
    2
    3
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    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 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)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    8
    W
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    W
    6
    WSW
    6
    W
    5
    WSW
    5
    WNW
    5
    NW
    5
    N
    5
    NE
    6
    E
    6
    E
    7
    E
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    SE
    8
    S
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    81%
    78%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    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)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (22 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 intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    7
    SW
    7
    S
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    S
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    WSW
    11
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    19
    20
    18
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    80%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    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
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    12
    9
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    3
    3
    3
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    11
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    W
    16
    W
    17
    WSW
    16
    SW
    15
    SSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    24
    27
    27
    24
    24
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    81%
    78%
    75%
    65%
    65%
    69%
    73%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    14
    15
    17
    17
    16
    15
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    6
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (24 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 Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    WSW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    27
    28
    30
    30
    30
    28
    29
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    79%
    81%
    81%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 19 March

    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 19 March

    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 19 March

    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 19 March

    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 20 March

    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 20 March

    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 20 March

    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 20 March

    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 21 March

    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 21 March

    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 21 March

    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 21 March

    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 22 March

    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 22 March

    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 22 March

    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 22 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 for most on Thursday but rather cloudy

    This Evening and Tonight:

    This evening will be dry. Then the rest of the night will remain dry with a good deal of cloud. Some cloud breaks developing across Galloway. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Thursday:

    All parts will have a dry day but there will be a lot of cloud around, the Solway coast may see some early bright spells. Mild in the southwest. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Cloudy start on Friday then dry and sunny, feeling warm in the afternoon sunshine. Dry on Saturday. Patchy rain likely to spread southeast on Sunday.

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