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

Clear.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should seek advice

Tide: Next low tide (1.5m) at

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    7 day forecast for Thorntonloch (Beach)

    Today (16 July 2025)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    6
    SSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    Visibility
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    UV - -
    Wind direction and speed
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (17 July 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    5
    SW
    4
    SW
    3
    SSW
    3
    S
    3
    SE
    3
    SE
    5
    SE
    6
    SE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    SE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    S
    8
    SSE
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    5
    9
    11
    12
    14
    17
    18
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    16
    15
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    79%
    76%
    72%
    67%
    64%
    62%
    66%
    65%
    64%
    65%
    69%
    75%
    79%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 7 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    5
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    5
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    4
    4
    4
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (18 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    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 Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    16°
    17°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    5
    SE
    6
    SSE
    8
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    15
    16
    17
    19
    21
    17
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    74%
    65%
    58%
    59%
    78%
    UV - - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (19 July 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 Light shower day Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    30%
    50%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    6
    WSW
    4
    ESE
    3
    E
    6
    E
    10
    E
    12
    E
    11
    ESE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    6
    10
    15
    18
    19
    18
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    80%
    85%
    86%
    91%
    89%
    90%
    92%
    95%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    4
    3
    6
    10
    12
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    5
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (20 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Light rain Cloudy Light rain Light rain Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    9
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    17
    17
    19
    18
    17
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    97%
    UV - 1 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    10
    10
    11
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    1.2
    1.1
    1.2
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (21 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    5
    E
    5
    ENE
    5
    NNE
    6
    N
    8
    N
    9
    N
    8
    NW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    7
    9
    13
    14
    12
    9
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    99%
    99%
    98%
    94%
    90%
    86%
    86%
    97%
    UV - 1 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    7
    8
    9
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (22 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    19°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    5
    NW
    5
    NW
    6
    NW
    8
    NNW
    9
    N
    9
    NE
    9
    SW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    9
    13
    14
    12
    10
    7
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    98%
    98%
    96%
    91%
    77%
    74%
    76%
    92%
    UV - 1 1 3 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 16 July

    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 16 July

    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 16 July

    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 16 July

    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 17 July

    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 17 July

    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 17 July

    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 17 July

    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 18 July

    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 18 July

    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 18 July

    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 18 July

    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 19 July

    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 19 July

    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 19 July

    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 19 July

    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 20 July

    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 20 July

    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 20 July

    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 20 July

    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 21 July

    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 21 July

    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 21 July

    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 21 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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:

    Bright start Thursday then cloudier. Increasing chance of showers west.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A bright and mainly dry evening with any early showers soon clearing, and many having some late sunshine. The night will be mainly clear other than the odd mist or fog patch though WIgtownshire cloudier with showers by morning. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Thursday:

    Any patchy fog lifting. Some sun in the east in morning otherwise cloudy, with a few showers. Quite warm and humid. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Sunshine and a few showers Friday and Saturday. Thundery downpours likely later Saturday and Sunday. Warm, humid.

    Updated:

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