Thorntonloch (Beach) (East Lothian) weather

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Forecast days

Light rain changing to partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

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    7 day forecast for Thorntonloch (Beach)

    Today (9 November 2025)
    Time
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    11
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    6
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    19
    18
    17
    16
    13
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    UV 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    14
    13
    11
    9
    8
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    5
    5
    5
    5
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (10 November 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 Heavy rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    5
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    ESE
    7
    SE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSE
    9
    SE
    8
    SSE
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    12
    13
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    19
    15
    16
    15
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    12
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    90%
    86%
    84%
    81%
    78%
    78%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (11 November 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    S
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SE
    8
    ESE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    16
    18
    18
    19
    19
    17
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    12
    13
    15
    18
    18
    18
    20
    21
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    83%
    86%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    8
    8
    9
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    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
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (12 November 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 Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    11
    SSE
    11
    S
    11
    SSE
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    W
    11
    SW
    12
    W
    12
    NW
    11
    N
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    21
    20
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    17
    17
    17
    13
    14
    12
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    15
    12
    15
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    81%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.4
    1.6
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    10
    8
    9
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (13 November 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    NE
    11
    ENE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    21
    21
    23
    22
    23
    24
    21
    23
    24
    24
    25
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    25
    24
    25
    25
    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
    88%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    85%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    9
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (14 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    NE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    22
    26
    27
    25
    28
    26
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    81%
    82%
    80%
    80%
    83%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.2
    2.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    12
    12
    12
    8
    6
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (15 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    26
    23
    26
    25
    19
    20
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    76%
    75%
    72%
    66%
    69%
    71%
    73%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 9 November

    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 9 November

    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 9 November

    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 9 November

    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 10 November

    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 10 November

    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 10 November

    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 10 November

    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 11 November

    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 11 November

    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 11 November

    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 11 November

    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 12 November

    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 12 November

    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 12 November

    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 12 November

    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 13 November

    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 13 November

    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 13 November

    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 13 November

    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 14 November

    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 14 November

    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 14 November

    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 14 November

    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 15 November

    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 15 November

    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 15 November

    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 15 November

    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:

    Outbreaks of rain, some heavy. Drier later, windy west.

    Today:

    A cloudy day, dry east at first, otherwise outbreaks of rain, heavy at times west in the morning. Then drier from the afternoon. Windy in the west. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Tonight:

    Mostly dry with clear spells during the evening. Cloud spreads north from late evening with locally heavy rain following from midnight. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Monday:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, some persistent and heavy. Becoming drier and brighter from the afternoon. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, persistent and heavy at times. Drier for a time Wednesday afternoon. Light winds strengthen for a time Tuesday night.

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