Peffersands (Beach) (East Lothian) 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 light rain by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

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    8 day forecast for Peffersands (Beach)

    Today (12 April 2025)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    30%
    60%
    70%
    30%
    Temperature
    18°
    17°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    13
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    17
    17
    19
    19
    15
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    43%
    45%
    52%
    59%
    66%
    76%
    UV 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (13 April 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    13
    WSW
    12
    SW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    16
    19
    21
    23
    22
    23
    25
    25
    26
    28
    29
    30
    30
    30
    30
    27
    26
    24
    22
    21
    23
    22
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    78%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    76%
    68%
    57%
    46%
    41%
    40%
    39%
    38%
    37%
    38%
    37%
    38%
    42%
    51%
    57%
    64%
    68%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    9
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    11
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (14 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    14
    S
    10
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    27
    24
    24
    28
    29
    28
    18
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    73%
    76%
    80%
    82%
    70%
    61%
    59%
    65%
    83%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    9
    9
    14
    16
    14
    10
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (15 April 2025)
    Time
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    6
    S
    5
    SSW
    5
    S
    8
    E
    11
    ESE
    11
    S
    10
    SW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    10
    12
    15
    17
    16
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    87%
    67%
    59%
    63%
    74%
    85%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    4
    8
    12
    12
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (16 April 2025)
    Time
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    W
    9
    NW
    10
    ESE
    11
    S
    11
    SSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    17
    19
    18
    15
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    86%
    64%
    56%
    58%
    62%
    77%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    9
    11
    11
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (17 April 2025)
    Time
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    WSW
    10
    W
    12
    SE
    12
    SW
    11
    SSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    7
    14
    19
    20
    17
    12
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    85%
    71%
    62%
    56%
    60%
    78%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    10
    12
    12
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (18 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    6
    S
    6
    ESE
    6
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    11
    NE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    5
    10
    15
    16
    14
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    92%
    91%
    76%
    66%
    68%
    77%
    90%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (19 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    11
    NE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    16
    20
    20
    19
    14
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    91%
    83%
    72%
    69%
    73%
    86%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 12 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 12 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 12 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 12 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 13 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 13 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 13 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 13 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 15 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 15 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 15 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 15 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 16 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 16 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 16 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 16 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 17 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 17 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 17 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 17 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 18 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 18 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 18 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 18 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 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:

    Rain tonight. Colder, sunny Sunday with the odd shower.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Outbreaks of rain will spread northeast this evening. Then some rain for a time in the early hours before drier and clearer weather spreads east later on. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Sunday:

    Mainly dry with some bright or sunny intervals and just a few showers. Feeling colder than of late. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Sunny spells and scattered showers on Monday, occasionally heavy with some hail. Mainly dry with fewer showers on Tuesday. Bright with showers Wednesday though a chance of more persistent rain.

    Updated:

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