Elie (Woodhaven and Ruby Bay) (Beach) (Fife) weather

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Forecast days

Light showers changing to partly cloudy by early evening.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Elie (Woodhaven and Ruby Bay) (Beach)

    Today (19 December 2025)
    Time
    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 shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light 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 Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    25
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    43
    43
    42
    42
    40
    38
    37
    35
    32
    30
    29
    27
    27
    24
    23
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    25
    24
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    7
    7
    7
    3
    3
    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 Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    6
    SW
    4
    SSW
    4
    S
    4
    S
    4
    SSE
    5
    S
    6
    S
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    5
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    18
    11
    8
    7
    6
    8
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    15
    17
    19
    21
    22
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    8
    6
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    7
    7
    7
    7
    2
    3
    3
    4
    3
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    20
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    20
    19
    19
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    16
    17
    17
    17
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    94%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    97%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    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 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 Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    21
    22
    24
    23
    24
    24
    24
    25
    25
    25
    24
    25
    26
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    22
    23
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    97%
    98%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    17
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    13
    10
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    75%
    79%
    84%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (25 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    88%
    85%
    80%
    87%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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

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    Showery and breezy for Friday.

    Today:

    A day of showers and brighter spells. Outbreaks frequent across western areas of Central and Tayside, with Angus seeing the best of the shelter. Brisk southwest winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Tonight:

    A few well scattered showers at first, chiefly in the west, but otherwise mainly dry with clear spells and easing winds bringing a ground frost to some come dawn. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Saturday:

    Mainly dry with only a few well scattered showers appearing. With winds now backed southeasterly best of the sunny spells will be in western areas of Central Region. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Southeast winds maintaining rather cloudy skies, with showers or longer periods of light to moderate rain focused over eastern areas. Best of the shelter expected towards the Trossachs.

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