Thorntonloch (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 light showers by lunchtime.
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 Thorntonloch (Beach)

    Today (31 August 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    30%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
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    30%
    40%
    60%
    80%
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    80%
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    20%
    10%
    Temperature
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
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    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    S
    10
    S
    12
    S
    14
    S
    16
    S
    18
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    17
    S
    15
    S
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    23
    25
    29
    33
    34
    36
    37
    37
    36
    36
    33
    30
    29
    25
    25
    25
    26
    28
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    80%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    76%
    73%
    63%
    56%
    51%
    53%
    54%
    48%
    57%
    58%
    56%
    59%
    66%
    71%
    73%
    75%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    10
    10
    12
    14
    16
    18
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    15
    13
    12
    10
    9
    9
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (1 September 2025)
    Time
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    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    12
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    S
    18
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    31
    32
    32
    32
    32
    32
    31
    31
    30
    31
    30
    31
    32
    31
    32
    32
    31
    28
    26
    24
    23
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    71%
    69%
    65%
    69%
    65%
    65%
    67%
    71%
    74%
    77%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (2 September 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    40%
    70%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    S
    13
    S
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    10
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    22
    19
    20
    23
    24
    22
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    80%
    84%
    84%
    67%
    58%
    66%
    83%
    87%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    10
    11
    13
    12
    12
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (3 September 2025)
    Time
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    10%
    20%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    SW
    8
    WSW
    10
    W
    14
    WNW
    14
    WSW
    13
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    13
    14
    15
    17
    19
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    90%
    87%
    74%
    59%
    59%
    70%
    79%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    10
    14
    14
    13
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (4 September 2025)
    Time
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    SSW
    9
    S
    9
    SSW
    11
    WSW
    13
    SW
    14
    WSW
    13
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    15
    18
    22
    21
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    85%
    86%
    76%
    64%
    63%
    74%
    84%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    9
    9
    11
    13
    14
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (5 September 2025)
    Time
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    16
    WSW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    14
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    26
    31
    30
    29
    21
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    86%
    71%
    59%
    62%
    73%
    84%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    16
    18
    18
    14
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (6 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    13
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    13
    18
    23
    25
    23
    15
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    89%
    79%
    69%
    69%
    78%
    89%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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:

    Sunday starting mainly dry then a showery afternoon.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloudy with rain at first this evening, soon brightening in Galloway, and turning clearer in all areas by or soon after dark. Then a mainly dry night with some clear spells. Windy at times. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Sunday:

    Mainly bright and dry start, then showers developing from mid-morning with some turning heavy. Windy with coastal gales in southwest. Further heavy showers overnight especially Southern Uplands. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Sunny intervals and showers on Monday, some heavy, breezy. Sunshine, scattered showers Tuesday and Wednesday, lighter winds, but perhaps a longer spell of rain for a time.

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