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

Partly cloudy.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

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    7 day forecast for Sandend

    Today (18 September 2025)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    15
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    8
    SW
    6
    SSW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    25
    21
    16
    14
    10
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    65%
    66%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    UV 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    16
    13
    11
    9
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 September 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 Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    4
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    6
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    10
    12
    13
    16
    17
    19
    19
    21
    22
    23
    23
    22
    21
    19
    19
    19
    17
    15
    14
    12
    14
    12
    13
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    79%
    81%
    82%
    84%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    80%
    72%
    65%
    57%
    55%
    45%
    42%
    43%
    44%
    47%
    57%
    61%
    67%
    70%
    72%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    4
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    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
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 September 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    NW
    10
    NNW
    11
    N
    12
    N
    14
    N
    15
    N
    16
    N
    16
    N
    17
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    17
    25
    25
    28
    30
    30
    32
    32
    32
    30
    32
    32
    33
    33
    33
    34
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    77%
    78%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    72%
    67%
    68%
    70%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    64%
    63%
    63%
    63%
    64%
    66%
    65%
    63%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    9
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 September 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    19
    N
    19
    N
    19
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    22
    N
    22
    N
    22
    N
    22
    N
    22
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    20
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    34
    35
    37
    39
    38
    41
    41
    43
    43
    42
    42
    42
    43
    42
    43
    41
    41
    39
    36
    36
    35
    33
    32
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    64%
    64%
    66%
    72%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    72%
    71%
    65%
    63%
    67%
    68%
    66%
    63%
    62%
    63%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    62%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.7
    2.1
    2.4
    2.8
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    2.9
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    2.9
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 September 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    15
    NW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    29
    30
    30
    31
    26
    25
    26
    26
    28
    27
    28
    27
    27
    27
    27
    26
    26
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    64%
    65%
    65%
    67%
    71%
    68%
    72%
    72%
    70%
    68%
    67%
    65%
    63%
    62%
    62%
    63%
    63%
    66%
    67%
    69%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 September 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    W
    10
    W
    9
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    W
    9
    W
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    18
    18
    19
    16
    14
    9
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    80%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    75%
    66%
    64%
    82%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    9
    11
    11
    10
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    5
    5
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 September 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 Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSE
    9
    SE
    8
    SSE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    8
    13
    12
    10
    9
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    90%
    73%
    60%
    59%
    79%
    88%
    UV - - 1 2 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 September

    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 18 September

    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 18 September

    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 18 September

    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 19 September

    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 19 September

    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 19 September

    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 19 September

    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 20 September

    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 20 September

    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 20 September

    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 20 September

    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 21 September

    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 21 September

    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 21 September

    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 21 September

    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 22 September

    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 22 September

    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 22 September

    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 22 September

    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 23 September

    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 23 September

    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 23 September

    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 23 September

    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 24 September

    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 24 September

    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 24 September

    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 24 September

    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 with sunny spells Friday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    This evening will be dry with clear periods. The rest of the night will remain dry although clouding over from the southwest. Light southwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Friday:

    It will be a dry day with some good spells of sunshine. Feeling pleasantly warm in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Dry start Saturday, cloudy with chance of rain later. Cold and windy with showers on Sunday. Still showery but less windy on Monday.

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