Sandend (Aberdeenshire) 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 intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
🏖️ 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 low tide (1.3m) at

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    8 day forecast for Sandend

    Today (19 May 2025)
    Time
    09:00
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    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    4
    N
    3
    NNW
    3
    NNW
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    14
    14
    12
    11
    7
    6
    6
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    81%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    92%
    93%
    UV 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    5
    3
    3
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night 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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear 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)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    3
    WNW
    4
    WNW
    4
    W
    5
    W
    6
    W
    6
    W
    7
    W
    7
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    19
    19
    20
    18
    17
    15
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    92%
    86%
    84%
    75%
    68%
    63%
    57%
    54%
    50%
    56%
    69%
    75%
    78%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    88%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    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 Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    5
    NNW
    5
    NW
    6
    NW
    7
    NW
    11
    N
    13
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    12
    14
    17
    20
    23
    24
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    90%
    80%
    65%
    62%
    62%
    62%
    61%
    UV - - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    7
    10
    12
    13
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    9
    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
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    11
    N
    13
    N
    14
    N
    15
    N
    14
    N
    13
    N
    14
    N
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    26
    27
    26
    23
    21
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    58%
    62%
    58%
    57%
    53%
    56%
    55%
    62%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    13
    14
    15
    14
    14
    14
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    8
    9
    9
    9
    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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ESE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    17
    15
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    67%
    64%
    59%
    57%
    55%
    62%
    80%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SSE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    12
    16
    17
    17
    14
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    90%
    78%
    67%
    64%
    68%
    71%
    87%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    8
    8
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    SSE
    11
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    10
    16
    19
    19
    19
    17
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    85%
    70%
    59%
    59%
    65%
    81%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SW
    10
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    18
    21
    21
    19
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    79%
    69%
    59%
    58%
    62%
    75%
    UV - 1 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

    Monday 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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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    Grampian weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry on Monday with sunny spells developing.

    Today:

    Any cloud in the northeast burning back to the coasts this morning where a few patches may linger. Then a dry day everywhere with some sunny spells, Winds not as fresh as Sunday so feeling a touch warmer. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Tonight:

    Some evening sunshine then a dry night with some clear spells, though low cloud probably developing across northern areas overnight. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Any low cloud burning off quite quickly in the morning with some long spells of unbroken sunshine through the day. Cloud may return to northeastern areas later. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Wednesday and Thursday sunny spells and the odd shower, turning a little cooler. Friday mainly dry and bright but some rain possible in the evening.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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