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.
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 Sandend

    Today (31 August 2025)
    Time
    15:00
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    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    16
    SE
    14
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    39
    38
    35
    31
    29
    27
    26
    26
    Visibility
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    46%
    44%
    55%
    59%
    66%
    75%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    UV 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    19
    20
    20
    19
    17
    14
    12
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (1 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 Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy 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 Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    15
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    17
    S
    17
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    29
    29
    30
    30
    31
    32
    33
    34
    35
    36
    36
    35
    36
    35
    34
    34
    32
    30
    27
    24
    22
    22
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    84%
    83%
    80%
    76%
    73%
    68%
    65%
    63%
    58%
    57%
    60%
    60%
    63%
    70%
    74%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    8
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (2 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 Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    80%
    80%
    50%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    16°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    11
    S
    10
    SSW
    9
    S
    9
    SSW
    11
    SW
    12
    S
    10
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    21
    23
    25
    26
    21
    16
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    76%
    75%
    77%
    57%
    43%
    52%
    74%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    9
    11
    11
    9
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (3 September 2025)
    Time
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    5
    S
    5
    SSE
    6
    SW
    8
    N
    9
    NNE
    9
    SE
    8
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    14
    16
    15
    15
    15
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    89%
    69%
    63%
    68%
    79%
    82%
    UV - - 1 3 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    6
    9
    11
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    2
    5
    2
    3
    3
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (4 September 2025)
    Time
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    30%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SW
    12
    W
    14
    W
    14
    WSW
    12
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    15
    17
    24
    25
    23
    20
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    83%
    84%
    67%
    56%
    58%
    62%
    74%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    9
    11
    13
    14
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.7
    1.0
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    5
    4
    7
    7
    3
    4
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (5 September 2025)
    Time
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SW
    16
    WSW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    13
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    23
    22
    27
    23
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    78%
    78%
    65%
    57%
    57%
    66%
    78%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    12
    16
    18
    17
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.6
    0.5
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (6 September 2025)
    Time
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    S
    13
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    21
    22
    20
    16
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    84%
    72%
    61%
    63%
    74%
    81%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 31 August

    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 31 August

    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 31 August

    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 31 August

    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 1 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 1 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 1 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 1 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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:

    Showers today, heavier for the afternoon, and brighter spells.

    Today:

    A day of showers, these isolated and light for the morning, building during the afternoon with a risk of some thunderstorms. Winds southerly occasionally strong across the coasts. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Tonight:

    Showers, these perhaps merging to longer periods of rain at times overnight across southern Aberdeenshire. Winds south to southeast strong at times across the coasts. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Monday:

    Showery with the risk of some thunderstorms. Outbreaks merging to longer periods of rain more readily than Sunday to the south of the A96. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Showers and brighter spells, but always with the risk of outbreaks merging to longer periods of rain at times across the south and east of the area.

    Updated:

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