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

Cloudy changing to light rain by late morning.
🏖️ 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 high tide (4.3m) at

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    8 day forecast for Thorntonloch (Beach)

    Today (19 May 2025)
    Time
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    3
    ENE
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    19
    21
    22
    23
    20
    19
    21
    21
    21
    20
    18
    15
    12
    9
    6
    5
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    UV 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    4
    3
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 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 Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    2
    N
    2
    NNW
    2
    NW
    2
    W
    3
    W
    3
    W
    3
    NW
    3
    NW
    4
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    N
    5
    N
    5
    NNE
    4
    NE
    4
    ENE
    4
    E
    5
    ESE
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    E
    6
    E
    7
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    7
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    10
    10
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    12
    15
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    90%
    84%
    79%
    74%
    68%
    64%
    59%
    55%
    51%
    46%
    43%
    41%
    43%
    48%
    59%
    68%
    79%
    85%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 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 day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    6
    NE
    5
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    7
    NE
    7
    E
    9
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    85%
    73%
    65%
    59%
    56%
    66%
    71%
    UV - - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    9
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.3
    1.4
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    10
    10
    11
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    N
    14
    N
    14
    NNE
    12
    NE
    9
    ENE
    9
    NE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    23
    26
    26
    23
    22
    18
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    66%
    63%
    60%
    55%
    53%
    57%
    57%
    62%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    12
    13
    11
    9
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    9
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    11
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNE
    8
    E
    8
    ESE
    9
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    14
    18
    17
    16
    11
    7
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    64%
    70%
    64%
    56%
    52%
    52%
    55%
    74%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SSW
    8
    S
    9
    SSE
    11
    S
    10
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    5
    12
    15
    17
    14
    11
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    91%
    84%
    78%
    71%
    71%
    79%
    88%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    8
    9
    11
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSW
    8
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    10
    17
    19
    21
    21
    18
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    86%
    70%
    66%
    64%
    66%
    78%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    18
    22
    23
    21
    16
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    88%
    83%
    68%
    62%
    62%
    64%
    82%
    UV - 1 1 4 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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

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    Variable cloud, some sunny intervals. scattered showers, heavier in southwest.

    Today:

    Some early sunshine in the west. Otherwise a rather cloudy day with a few showers possible, mainly across the Borders in the morning, then Dumfries and Galloway in afternoon, where possibly thundery. Sunny intervals returning later. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Tonight:

    Still a few heavy showers at first in the southwest, possibly thundery, otherwise a dry night with some clear spells and some low cloud in the east, Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Any patchy mist or low cloud quickly burning off then dry with plenty of sunshine through the day. Perhaps the odd shower in the southwest. Warmer again. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Mainly dry with plenty of sunshine. Very warm on Wednesday, cooler on Thursday. Perhaps some rain on Friday evening.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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