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Kinghorn - Pettycur (Beach) (Fife) weather

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Forecast days

Overcast changing to sunny intervals 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 low tide (1.0m) at

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    7 day forecast for Kinghorn - Pettycur (Beach)

    Today (13 July 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature
    13°
    13°
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    14°
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    16°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
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    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    NE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    12
    13
    14
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    98%
    98%
    98%
    96%
    94%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    96%
    UV 1 1 2 3 4 6 7 7 7 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    14
    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
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (14 July 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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    E
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    E
    15
    E
    14
    E
    12
    E
    10
    ESE
    8
    E
    9
    ESE
    10
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    23
    24
    25
    26
    26
    25
    24
    23
    20
    17
    18
    18
    17
    15
    16
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    95%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    85%
    83%
    69%
    66%
    69%
    68%
    69%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    12
    10
    8
    9
    10
    12
    12
    11
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (15 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    50%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    S
    7
    SE
    9
    ESE
    10
    SE
    9
    E
    7
    NW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    14
    17
    21
    20
    17
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    74%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    78%
    UV - - 1 1 5 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    7
    9
    10
    9
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (16 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    8
    W
    8
    SW
    8
    S
    9
    ENE
    11
    NE
    11
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    17
    19
    18
    15
    11
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    84%
    77%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    77%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    11
    11
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (17 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    6
    N
    6
    E
    5
    E
    8
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    10
    13
    14
    14
    11
    7
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    90%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    5
    8
    10
    10
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (18 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    6
    NNW
    5
    NE
    6
    SE
    6
    S
    7
    S
    9
    S
    9
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    10
    12
    13
    12
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    89%
    85%
    86%
    89%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    6
    6
    7
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    3
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (19 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    6
    W
    5
    WNW
    5
    E
    5
    SE
    7
    ESE
    8
    E
    9
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    6
    8
    10
    13
    13
    11
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    93%
    94%
    91%
    90%
    85%
    86%
    91%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 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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    Central, Tayside & Fife weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry and very warm with sunny spells. East coast haar.

    Today:

    Overnight mist burning off this morning. Otherwise another very warm or hot day with sunny spells. Haar may linger along the east coast again making it feel rather cool. Maximum temperature 27 °C.

    Tonight:

    A sunny start this evening before low cloud spreads inland. The rest of the night will be cloudy with a little drizzle here and there. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

    Monday:

    Rain spreading to the south by the end of the morning. Then a cloudy afternoon with rain, occasionally heavy, spreading northeast across all parts. Drier weather following on. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Sunny spells and chance of a few showers on Tuesday. Scattered showers on Wednesday and Thursday. Warm in any sunshine.

    Updated:

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