Whitesands Bay (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

Sunny changing to cloudy by early evening.
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

Tide: Next high tide (5.0m) at

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    8 day forecast for Whitesands Bay (Beach)

    Today (12 April 2025)
    Time
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    50%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    Temperature
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    10
    S
    13
    SSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    23
    23
    23
    22
    19
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    Visibility
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    78%
    73%
    67%
    63%
    62%
    65%
    66%
    68%
    74%
    78%
    UV 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    11
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    5
    5
    6
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night 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 intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    13
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    13
    SW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    20
    21
    23
    22
    22
    24
    25
    26
    27
    28
    30
    29
    29
    28
    27
    24
    21
    20
    19
    18
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    79%
    78%
    81%
    84%
    82%
    78%
    82%
    82%
    77%
    72%
    66%
    62%
    59%
    59%
    57%
    55%
    55%
    55%
    56%
    57%
    58%
    58%
    64%
    66%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    13
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    S
    13
    SSE
    12
    S
    15
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    17
    S
    14
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    25
    24
    27
    29
    32
    29
    20
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    71%
    73%
    77%
    81%
    74%
    71%
    72%
    72%
    79%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    13
    12
    15
    19
    17
    14
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    S
    8
    S
    7
    SSW
    10
    SW
    13
    E
    13
    SE
    11
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    14
    17
    17
    20
    16
    11
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    84%
    71%
    69%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    8
    7
    10
    13
    13
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    NW
    10
    E
    13
    E
    12
    SE
    12
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    14
    15
    16
    16
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    80%
    81%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    10
    13
    12
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    5
    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
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    11
    NNW
    11
    SW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    12
    13
    13
    16
    13
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    82%
    84%
    82%
    77%
    76%
    78%
    83%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    11
    11
    12
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    13
    16
    16
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    83%
    82%
    85%
    88%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    13
    NE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ESE
    13
    E
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    14
    17
    16
    17
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 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 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 12 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 12 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 12 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 13 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 13 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 13 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 13 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 15 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 15 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 15 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 15 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 16 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 16 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 16 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 16 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 17 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 17 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 17 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 17 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 18 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 18 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 18 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 18 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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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    Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry with bright spells today. Warm in the east.

    Today:

    A mostly dry day with some bright or sunny spells, but cloud thickening this afternoon. Chance of a shower across Galloway later. Another warm day across the east. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    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 6 °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. Dry on Wednesday.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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