Ardrossan (Beach) (North Ayrshire) 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 early evening.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

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    7 day forecast for Ardrossan (Beach)

    Today (20 December 2025)
    Time
    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 Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    29
    28
    27
    27
    27
    27
    28
    28
    28
    Visibility
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    UV 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 December 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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    27
    25
    23
    23
    21
    19
    19
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 December 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    70%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    17
    19
    19
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    2
    2
    2
    2
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    6
    6
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 December 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    12
    12
    13
    12
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    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
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    10
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 December 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night 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%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    80%
    77%
    76%
    78%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    8
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (25 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    11
    12
    12
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    78%
    78%
    82%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    6
    7
    8
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (26 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    7
    NNE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    7
    7
    9
    8
    7
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    84%
    86%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 1.1 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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    Strathclyde weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mainly dry and occasionally bright for Saturday.

    Today:

    Mainly dry with only a few well scattered showers appearing. With winds now backed southeasterly the best of the sunny spells will be in the Central Belt. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Tonight:

    Mostly dry with best of the clear spells developing in the Central Belt, with only a few isolated light showers appearing, these chiefly overnight and across Ayrshire. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Sunday:

    Southeast winds keeping rather cloudy skies across the area, with showers or longer periods of light to moderate rain focused over the south. Best of shelter towards Glasgow. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Monday and Tuesday cloudy with occasional light to moderate rain focused over southern areas. Wednesday mostly dry with west seeing good sunny spells.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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