Kinghorn - Pettycur (Beach) (Fife) weather

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Forecast days

Light showers.
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 (18 December 2025)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    30%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    32
    Visibility
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    UV - -
    Wind direction and speed
    20
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 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 Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    25
    SW
    26
    SW
    27
    SW
    27
    SW
    28
    SW
    30
    SW
    31
    SW
    30
    SW
    30
    SW
    30
    SW
    29
    SW
    28
    SW
    27
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    21
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    36
    38
    38
    40
    42
    43
    43
    43
    42
    43
    44
    43
    42
    40
    38
    36
    34
    30
    29
    28
    25
    24
    22
    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
    84%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    23
    24
    25
    26
    27
    27
    28
    30
    31
    30
    30
    30
    29
    28
    27
    25
    24
    23
    21
    19
    18
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    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
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    13
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    8
    SW
    6
    SSW
    5
    SSE
    6
    SE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    15
    12
    11
    14
    15
    18
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    18
    18
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    11
    8
    6
    5
    6
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    5
    5
    5
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    5
    5
    5
    4
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    ENE
    15
    E
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    16
    16
    17
    16
    17
    17
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    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
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    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 Overcast Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    E
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    E
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    17
    E
    17
    ENE
    17
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    15
    E
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    19
    18
    17
    17
    18
    18
    17
    16
    14
    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
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    ENE
    11
    E
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    81%
    80%
    83%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 December

    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 18 December

    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 18 December

    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 18 December

    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 19 December

    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 19 December

    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 19 December

    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 19 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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:

    Evening rain. Sunny spells, and blustery showers in west, Friday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of, occasionally heavy rain, clearing northeast through the evening. Skies clearing through the early hours, with blustery showers mainly in the west. Occasionally strong southeasterly then southwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Friday:

    Some bright or sunny intervals and blustery showers, these most frequent and blustery in the west with east coast largely dry. A breezy day with occasionally strong southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Rather cloudy through the weekend and Monday with outbreaks of rain, especially across eastern and southern parts, with some clear or sunny spells for western Stirlingshire and Perthshire. Southeasterly winds.

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