Carnoustie (Beach) (Angus) 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 cloudy by early evening.
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

Tide: Next high tide (4.5m) at

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    8 day forecast for Carnoustie (Beach)

    Today (18 May 2025)
    Time
    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 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 Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    N
    7
    N
    8
    N
    10
    N
    13
    N
    14
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    NE
    17
    NE
    18
    NE
    17
    NE
    16
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    22
    22
    22
    23
    25
    26
    28
    28
    30
    30
    30
    29
    28
    27
    24
    25
    24
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    75%
    68%
    60%
    52%
    42%
    40%
    40%
    46%
    54%
    63%
    68%
    72%
    74%
    78%
    80%
    84%
    85%
    UV 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    7
    8
    10
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    5
    5
    5
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    7
    NE
    5
    NE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    19
    20
    19
    20
    19
    18
    17
    18
    17
    14
    12
    10
    8
    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
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    82%
    74%
    68%
    63%
    64%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    67%
    70%
    74%
    77%
    82%
    89%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    9
    7
    5
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 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 day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    3
    NNW
    3
    NW
    4
    WNW
    3
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SE
    5
    NNE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    7
    7
    10
    14
    16
    15
    11
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    95%
    94%
    93%
    77%
    58%
    57%
    55%
    60%
    84%
    UV - - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    4
    3
    6
    7
    6
    5
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    6
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    6
    N
    6
    N
    5
    ENE
    8
    ESE
    11
    E
    12
    ENE
    12
    NE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    13
    14
    17
    21
    21
    17
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    85%
    70%
    52%
    62%
    65%
    64%
    71%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    5
    8
    11
    12
    12
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    1.0
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    8
    10
    10
    9
    6
    8
    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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    6
    N
    7
    N
    7
    NE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    NE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    14
    17
    20
    23
    21
    17
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    76%
    65%
    51%
    51%
    49%
    53%
    67%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    7
    10
    11
    11
    10
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    6
    NW
    5
    NW
    7
    N
    9
    NNE
    9
    ESE
    10
    E
    10
    ESE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    14
    17
    19
    19
    16
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    79%
    67%
    53%
    48%
    50%
    57%
    76%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    7
    9
    9
    10
    10
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    5
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    4
    SSW
    7
    SSE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    ESE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    5
    12
    17
    19
    18
    13
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    92%
    80%
    64%
    58%
    58%
    69%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ESE
    6
    SE
    8
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    6
    13
    18
    20
    19
    14
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    93%
    85%
    76%
    69%
    70%
    72%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 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 River Tay Bar tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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    Grampian weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry and mainly sunny. Fresh northeasterly breeze.

    Today:

    A dry day with plenty of sunshine developing, especially inland where it will be warm in sheltered areas. Northern and eastern coastal areas cooler in the fresh northeasterly breeze and with more in the way of cloud at times. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Tonight:

    Evening sunshine for many places, but patchy coastal cloud will spread inland through the evening and overnight. The odd mist or fog patch developing in Deeside as winds fall light. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Monday:

    Cloud in north and east burning back to the coasts through the morning. Then dry, sunny for most and winds not as fresh as Sunday so feeling a touch warmer. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Remaining dry throughout with a good deal of sunshine. Inland western areas continuing to see the best of the sunshine and warm afternoon highs. Coasts occasionally cloudier and often breezy.

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