Portobello - Central (James Street) (Beach) (Edinburgh) 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

Cloudy changing to heavy rain by lunchtime.
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 (2.1m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portobello - Central (James Street) (Beach)

    Today (26 November 2025)
    Time
    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 Overcast Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    Temperature
    2°
    3°
    4°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    0°
    1°
    1°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    5
    S
    6
    SSE
    7
    S
    10
    S
    12
    S
    13
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    13
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    14
    20
    25
    27
    30
    30
    31
    31
    28
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    UV - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    5
    6
    7
    10
    11
    13
    15
    17
    18
    18
    16
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    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
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (27 November 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Sunny intervals Overcast Light rain Light shower day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    40%
    30%
    80%
    80%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    22
    SW
    24
    SW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    25
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    27
    30
    30
    30
    30
    29
    30
    32
    33
    34
    36
    36
    38
    41
    42
    41
    40
    43
    45
    47
    48
    49
    50
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    87%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    84%
    77%
    73%
    72%
    68%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    17
    18
    18
    19
    20
    21
    23
    25
    25
    26
    26
    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
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (28 November 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 Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower day 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
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    16
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    49
    48
    50
    50
    50
    50
    50
    49
    49
    49
    49
    48
    46
    45
    42
    39
    35
    33
    28
    25
    23
    21
    19
    18
    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
    65%
    65%
    63%
    64%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    64%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    64%
    65%
    68%
    74%
    77%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    26
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    23
    22
    21
    19
    17
    15
    13
    12
    10
    10
    9
    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
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (29 November 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    7
    W
    6
    W
    6
    W
    5
    W
    5
    W
    5
    W
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    NW
    6
    NW
    5
    NW
    4
    NW
    4
    NW
    4
    NW
    4
    NW
    5
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    W
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    17
    15
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    82%
    80%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    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
    6
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    3
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (30 November 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    1°
    2°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    0°
    1°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    1°
    1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    5
    W
    6
    W
    6
    W
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    SW
    4
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    4
    SW
    5
    SSW
    5
    S
    6
    S
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    16
    18
    19
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    79%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    6
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    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
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (1 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    4°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    1°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    10
    S
    11
    SSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    20
    19
    19
    19
    16
    14
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    89%
    89%
    91%
    87%
    86%
    90%
    90%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    10
    10
    11
    10
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (2 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    11
    SW
    10
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    15
    13
    14
    13
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    89%
    91%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Wednesday 26 November

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 26 November

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 26 November

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 26 November

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 27 November

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 27 November

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 27 November

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 27 November

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 28 November

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 28 November

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 28 November

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 28 November

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 29 November

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 29 November

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 29 November

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 29 November

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 30 November

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 30 November

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 30 November

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 30 November

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 1 December

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 1 December

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 1 December

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 1 December

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 2 December

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 2 December

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 2 December

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 2 December

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 explained
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    Forecast for 7am Wednesday
    Updated 04:00 (UTC) on Wed 26 Nov 2025

    Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, drier later.

    Today:

    A dry and bright start in the east but clouding over for most areas before outbreaks of rain spreads into the Southwest. Rain, perhaps heavy, spreading to all parts through the afternoon. Mild and breezy. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Tonight:

    Dry for a time during the evening but further rain arriving towards midnight, turning heavy at times in the west and accompanied by strong winds. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Thursday:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of rain in the morning, a few blustery showers by late afternoon, strengthening winds with gales by the evening. Feeling mild. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Gales at first Friday accompanied by showery rain, turning colder again later in the day. Mainly dry and bright on Saturday and Sunday but feeling fresh again.

    Updated:

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