Saltcoats (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

Heavy rain changing to overcast by late morning.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next high tide (3.0m) at

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    8 day forecast for Saltcoats (Beach)

    Today (19 April 2025)
    Time
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    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    E
    16
    ENE
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    32
    32
    32
    33
    32
    31
    29
    30
    29
    29
    29
    28
    26
    24
    24
    23
    22
    22
    22
    21
    19
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    77%
    75%
    71%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    68%
    73%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    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
    7
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (20 April 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
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    7
    ESE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    W
    4
    W
    4
    E
    5
    ENE
    6
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    10
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    79%
    75%
    70%
    66%
    63%
    59%
    59%
    58%
    61%
    62%
    63%
    67%
    75%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    6
    8
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    4
    2
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (21 April 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    ENE
    9
    SE
    7
    S
    7
    SE
    7
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    16
    17
    16
    16
    13
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    77%
    67%
    71%
    80%
    89%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    10
    9
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    3
    2
    2
    4
    5
    5
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (22 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    NE
    7
    E
    8
    SE
    8
    S
    10
    SE
    8
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    13
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    94%
    94%
    85%
    73%
    69%
    74%
    85%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    10
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    12
    11
    11
    11
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (23 April 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%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    E
    8
    ESE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SE
    8
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    11
    14
    15
    13
    10
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    91%
    90%
    77%
    66%
    61%
    67%
    81%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    4
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (24 April 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
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    5
    SE
    6
    ESE
    6
    SE
    9
    SSE
    11
    S
    11
    S
    10
    SSE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    7
    14
    18
    19
    16
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    88%
    87%
    76%
    64%
    60%
    65%
    77%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    6
    9
    11
    11
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (25 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SSE
    9
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    10
    SSE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    14
    15
    15
    14
    10
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    88%
    87%
    79%
    70%
    63%
    66%
    83%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (26 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    7
    SE
    6
    SSE
    6
    S
    9
    S
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    5
    10
    15
    19
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    90%
    89%
    78%
    67%
    65%
    72%
    UV - - 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

    Saturday 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 cloudy on Saturday with rain, mostly over Argyll.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Mostly cloudy during this evening and early tonight with outbreaks of rain, perhaps heavy at times, especially over Inverclyde, Arran and Kintyre. Rain will become light and patchy later tonight. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Saturday:

    Mainly cloudy with further outbreaks of rain, mostly over Argyll. Drier elsewhere with bright spells developing, especially over Lanarkshire. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Mainly dry and bright on Sunday. Mostly cloudy on Monday and Tuesday, patchy light rain at times.

    Updated:

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