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

Light showers changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
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 low tide (1.0m) at

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    8 day forecast for Whitesands Bay (Beach)

    Today (28 March 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 Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    21
    W
    23
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    28
    W
    29
    W
    29
    W
    28
    W
    29
    W
    29
    W
    28
    W
    26
    W
    24
    W
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    35
    38
    40
    43
    43
    43
    42
    42
    39
    38
    35
    33
    31
    30
    28
    27
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    78%
    76%
    72%
    69%
    68%
    70%
    71%
    71%
    71%
    71%
    75%
    78%
    81%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    UV 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    20
    21
    23
    25
    27
    28
    29
    29
    28
    28
    29
    27
    26
    24
    23
    22
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    3
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    3
    6
    6
    6
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (29 March 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy 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%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    19
    SW
    23
    SW
    27
    SW
    29
    SW
    30
    WSW
    29
    WSW
    28
    WSW
    29
    WSW
    29
    W
    30
    W
    30
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    25
    26
    30
    33
    35
    39
    42
    43
    41
    38
    39
    39
    38
    39
    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
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    76%
    73%
    67%
    65%
    67%
    71%
    74%
    76%
    78%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    19
    23
    27
    29
    30
    29
    28
    28
    28
    29
    29
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    5
    5
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (30 March 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    30
    W
    30
    W
    27
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    14
    WSW
    12
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    40
    37
    31
    28
    17
    16
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    70%
    72%
    75%
    80%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    29
    29
    27
    22
    16
    13
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    7
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (31 March 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 Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    W
    13
    W
    12
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    18
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    86%
    84%
    80%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    11
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (1 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    5
    SSE
    5
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    12
    16
    17
    15
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - 1 1 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    5
    6
    9
    12
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (2 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    16°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    15°
    16°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    7
    7
    10
    12
    13
    10
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    91%
    92%
    90%
    86%
    83%
    85%
    89%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    7
    9
    10
    11
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    16°
    18°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    16°
    17°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SSE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    9
    9
    7
    6
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    93%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    15°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    5
    S
    5
    SSW
    5
    SW
    6
    E
    8
    ENE
    9
    E
    8
    SSE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    5
    6
    9
    10
    11
    6
    6
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    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

    Friday 28 March

    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 28 March

    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 28 March

    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 28 March

    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 29 March

    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 29 March

    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 29 March

    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 29 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 1 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 1 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 1 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 1 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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:

    Mostly cloudy with showers.

    Today:

    It will be a mostly cloudy day with blustery showers feeding in from the west, some of which will be heavy especially over Dumfries and Galloway and Borders. Some bright spells possible between showers. Strong westerly winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Tonight:

    A mostly cloudy evening with showers largely confined to Dumfries and Galloway. Dry for all overnight with clear spells developing. Strong winds easing overnight with a touch of frost possible. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Saturday:

    A dry start with clear spells. Turning cloudier through the morning with rain spreading eastwards. Winds strengthening and remaining cloudy through the afternoon with rain becoming more isolated. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    It will be dry on Sunday with long spells of sunshine. Cloudier at times on Monday with some patchy light rain possible. Dry on Tuesday with plenty of sunshine

    Updated:

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