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Kinghorn - Pettycur (Beach) (Fife) weather

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Forecast days

Sunny intervals 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 (5.0m) at

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    7 day forecast for Kinghorn - Pettycur (Beach)

    Today (31 July 2025)
    Time
    06:00
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    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature
    14°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    13
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    13
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    15
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    83%
    78%
    74%
    72%
    70%
    68%
    69%
    67%
    69%
    75%
    76%
    74%
    75%
    74%
    72%
    72%
    UV 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    12
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    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
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (1 August 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    8
    NW
    9
    WNW
    9
    SW
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    ESE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    N
    7
    NNE
    6
    N
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    17
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    13
    11
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    72%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    67%
    65%
    62%
    61%
    61%
    60%
    63%
    66%
    66%
    68%
    70%
    71%
    70%
    71%
    71%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    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
    0.1
    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)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (2 August 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    19°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    5
    NW
    6
    WNW
    7
    W
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    11
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    13
    19
    23
    23
    22
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    71%
    74%
    77%
    71%
    63%
    64%
    65%
    74%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    7
    7
    8
    12
    13
    14
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (3 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    19
    26
    31
    30
    26
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    81%
    87%
    91%
    83%
    64%
    58%
    62%
    69%
    UV - - 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    11
    15
    16
    19
    18
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    2
    2
    2
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (4 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    30%
    50%
    80%
    90%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    SW
    9
    SSW
    10
    S
    12
    SW
    17
    W
    20
    W
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    19
    22
    25
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    82%
    82%
    77%
    79%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    11
    9
    10
    12
    17
    20
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.5
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    3
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (5 August 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    17
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    14
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    28
    32
    33
    32
    32
    28
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    82%
    81%
    73%
    64%
    64%
    66%
    74%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    14
    16
    16
    16
    14
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (6 August 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 Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    16°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    W
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    14
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    85%
    85%
    76%
    71%
    69%
    72%
    77%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 31 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 31 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 31 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 31 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 1 August

    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 1 August

    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 1 August

    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 1 August

    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 2 August

    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 2 August

    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 2 August

    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 2 August

    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 3 August

    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 3 August

    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 3 August

    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 3 August

    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 4 August

    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 4 August

    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 4 August

    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 4 August

    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 5 August

    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 5 August

    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 5 August

    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 5 August

    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 6 August

    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 6 August

    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 6 August

    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 6 August

    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:

    Mostly cloudy on today with a few showers today.

    Today:

    A mostly cloudy day with a few showers, perhaps briefly heavy, along with a few bright or sunny intervals. Becoming drier from the north through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Tonight:

    Mainly dry this evening with some late brightness in places. Then the rest of the night will be mainly dry although the odd shower across the north. Chilly across Highland. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Friday:

    Dry with sunny spells, but a fair amount of cloud around at times. Best of the sunshine across Fife and Central, where it will be warm. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Dry with sunny spells on Saturday. Early rain soon clearing on Sunday followed by a mostly dry and bright day. Chance of wind and rain on Monday.

    Updated:

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