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

Light showers changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Sandend

    Today (30 March 2026)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower day Light shower day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    60%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    18
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    35
    32
    30
    30
    28
    26
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    69%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    UV 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    21
    19
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (31 March 2026)
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals 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%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    12
    W
    10
    WSW
    9
    SW
    6
    SSW
    6
    S
    6
    SSW
    7
    SW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    21
    17
    16
    15
    18
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    24
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    21
    20
    19
    20
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    78%
    79%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    76%
    74%
    67%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    69%
    75%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    9
    7
    6
    6
    7
    10
    11
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (1 April 2026)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    WSW
    12
    W
    13
    NW
    13
    NNW
    14
    N
    14
    N
    14
    N
    14
    N
    14
    NNE
    14
    N
    13
    N
    12
    N
    12
    N
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    23
    26
    28
    27
    26
    29
    28
    28
    28
    27
    26
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    69%
    69%
    77%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.5
    1.0
    1.6
    2.0
    2.2
    2.2
    2.0
    1.8
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (2 April 2026)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    ENE
    8
    E
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    7
    SE
    6
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    E
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    22
    20
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    17
    17
    18
    20
    22
    24
    25
    26
    27
    26
    26
    26
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    78%
    70%
    61%
    55%
    54%
    54%
    53%
    53%
    53%
    55%
    62%
    67%
    72%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    7
    7
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.5
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (3 April 2026)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    18
    S
    18
    S
    19
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    22
    21
    20
    18
    21
    23
    22
    25
    29
    34
    36
    36
    36
    38
    39
    41
    40
    36
    34
    32
    34
    31
    31
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    82%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    76%
    73%
    74%
    72%
    72%
    74%
    70%
    69%
    72%
    75%
    73%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    13
    14
    16
    18
    18
    18
    17
    18
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.8
    1.1
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (4 April 2026)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    15
    SSE
    12
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    32
    30
    31
    33
    31
    27
    23
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    P
    Humidity
    73%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    59%
    46%
    47%
    66%
    83%
    UV - - - 1 2 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    16
    16
    18
    17
    15
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.7
    0.5
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (5 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    17
    SW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    28
    35
    40
    39
    36
    30
    26
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    78%
    73%
    59%
    45%
    46%
    56%
    65%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 bright or sunny spells on Tuesday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Showers dying out this evening but staying mostly cloudy with a few clear intervals breaking through. Dry overnight with some clear spells. Light or moderate westerly winds. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Mainly dry with bright or sunny spells developing and feeling warm in any sunshine. Winds light or moderate from the southwest. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    A dry and bright start on Wednesday, but rain later. Rain or showers on Thursday and Friday, which may be heavy. Winds strengthening on Friday, gales possible.

    Updated:

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