Belhaven Bay (East Lothian) weather

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Forecast days

Heavy rain.
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Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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    7 day forecast for Belhaven Bay

    Today (5 December 2025)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    17
    SE
    21
    SE
    24
    SE
    26
    SE
    26
    SE
    25
    Wind gust (mph)
    43
    48
    51
    53
    51
    46
    Visibility
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    86%
    91%
    88%
    90%
    UV - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    17
    20
    24
    26
    26
    25
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.6
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (6 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    23
    SE
    20
    SE
    16
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    4
    SE
    4
    S
    4
    S
    4
    SSW
    4
    SW
    4
    SW
    4
    SW
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    42
    38
    31
    26
    22
    17
    14
    13
    11
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    20
    16
    13
    10
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (7 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 Cloudy 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 Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    6
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    WSW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SSW
    7
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    SSE
    6
    E
    6
    E
    8
    E
    10
    E
    11
    ESE
    11
    E
    13
    ESE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSW
    14
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    13
    12
    15
    18
    22
    24
    26
    26
    26
    28
    30
    28
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    87%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.3
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (8 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    S
    11
    SSW
    12
    S
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    26
    24
    21
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    23
    24
    27
    27
    26
    25
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    21
    24
    22
    20
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    14
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (9 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    S
    15
    SSE
    15
    S
    16
    S
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    23
    23
    22
    20
    21
    19
    15
    17
    19
    19
    19
    21
    22
    22
    21
    20
    21
    22
    24
    24
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    17
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    19
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.7
    0.9
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    3
    4
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (10 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    17
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    26
    26
    24
    25
    26
    25
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    79%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    20
    19
    18
    19
    17
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (11 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    14
    SW
    12
    SSW
    11
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    22
    18
    16
    17
    15
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    86%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 5 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 5 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 5 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 5 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 6 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 6 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 6 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 6 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 7 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 7 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 7 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 7 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 8 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 8 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 8 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 8 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 9 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 9 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 9 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 9 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 10 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 10 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 10 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 10 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 11 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 11 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 11 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 11 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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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    Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy with some rain on Saturday morning, dry spells later.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    It will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain, some heavy at first. The rain will begin to ease from after midnight. Strong winds but these easing towards dawn. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Saturday:

    The morning will begin cloudy and breezy with some rain. The rain will turn showery in the afternoon with the showers becoming isolated later. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Unsettled conditions continue through this period with bands of heavy rain passing northeast Sunday and Tuesday mornings. Bright spells and mainly dry Monday.

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