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:

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 (3.9m) at

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    8 day forecast for Thorntonloch (Beach)

    Today (22 April 2025)
    Time
    08:00
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    11
    W
    10
    WNW
    9
    NW
    7
    N
    7
    ENE
    7
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    15
    14
    13
    13
    14
    17
    19
    19
    18
    18
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    Visibility
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    68%
    64%
    58%
    66%
    71%
    68%
    71%
    69%
    69%
    67%
    70%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    UV 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    10
    9
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    9
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (23 April 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    7
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    E
    6
    E
    8
    E
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    E
    8
    E
    7
    E
    6
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    13
    12
    11
    10
    11
    13
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    15
    14
    12
    11
    9
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    82%
    85%
    89%
    91%
    94%
    95%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (24 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    6
    E
    6
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    E
    9
    E
    13
    E
    15
    ESE
    13
    SE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    11
    17
    20
    23
    20
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    89%
    86%
    78%
    75%
    72%
    75%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    5
    6
    9
    13
    15
    14
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (25 April 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 Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
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    30%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    11
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    10
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    11
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    22
    25
    26
    24
    20
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    83%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    81%
    88%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    9
    8
    11
    12
    12
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (26 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    30%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    8
    S
    8
    SW
    8
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    16
    17
    19
    19
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    85%
    72%
    60%
    62%
    65%
    81%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    10
    11
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (27 April 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%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    SW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SW
    15
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    15
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    14
    25
    31
    33
    32
    22
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    87%
    76%
    67%
    67%
    73%
    84%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    11
    15
    18
    18
    15
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (28 April 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%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    S
    10
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    11
    16
    18
    23
    19
    11
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    85%
    73%
    60%
    58%
    68%
    87%
    UV - - 1 3 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (29 April 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 day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    14°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    5
    12
    21
    20
    18
    10
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    87%
    69%
    57%
    56%
    66%
    84%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 22 April

    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 22 April

    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 22 April

    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 22 April

    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 23 April

    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 23 April

    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 23 April

    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 23 April

    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 24 April

    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 24 April

    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 24 April

    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 24 April

    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 25 April

    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 25 April

    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 25 April

    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 25 April

    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 26 April

    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 26 April

    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 26 April

    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 26 April

    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 27 April

    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 27 April

    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 27 April

    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 27 April

    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 28 April

    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 28 April

    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 28 April

    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 28 April

    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 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 29 April

    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:

    Sunny spells and showers, cloudier in far west later

    Today:

    A bright start with some good sunny spells around. Cloud will bubble up through the morning with showers developing for a time, but cloud increasing across Galloway in the late afternoon. Southeasterly winds freshening, especially near western coasts. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Tonight:

    Rather cloudy this evening across Dumfries and Galloway with, especially for Galloway, outbreaks of rain. Otherwise a dry evening and night with some late sunny then clear spells. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Wednesday:

    A bright morning with sunny spells but scattered showers are expected to develop for the afternoon. Feeling quite warm in the sunshine, especially in west, with mainly light easterly winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Sunny spells and a few showers Thursday. Cloud and occasionally heavy rain spreading east Friday morning with freshening southeasterly winds. Rain clears to showers early Saturday, with winds turning southwesterly.

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