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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

Partly cloudy.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next high tide (4.2m) at

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    7 day forecast for Whitesands Bay (Beach)

    Today (31 October 2025)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    UV - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (1 November 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 Light rain Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    50%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    16
    SE
    18
    SE
    19
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    16
    S
    15
    S
    16
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    20
    SW
    23
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    19
    SW
    17
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    30
    34
    35
    33
    33
    31
    33
    38
    37
    37
    40
    40
    39
    36
    33
    30
    29
    26
    24
    25
    25
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    86%
    83%
    78%
    76%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    74%
    71%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    71%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    18
    19
    19
    16
    15
    16
    18
    20
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    21
    19
    17
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    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
    Sunday (2 November 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    30%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    40%
    70%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    S
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    24
    24
    23
    21
    21
    21
    22
    23
    25
    27
    29
    30
    30
    28
    28
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    26
    26
    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
    76%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    79%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    71%
    72%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (3 November 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    27
    25
    22
    23
    21
    22
    22
    26
    28
    28
    29
    32
    31
    30
    30
    31
    32
    29
    30
    31
    30
    29
    27
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    81%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    79%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    17
    15
    14
    14
    15
    16
    18
    19
    20
    22
    22
    22
    23
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    5
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    3
    4
    7
    7
    8
    8
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (4 November 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    15
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    26
    27
    26
    25
    26
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    26
    24
    22
    18
    19
    18
    19
    18
    19
    20
    19
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    82%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    19
    19
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    17
    15
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    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
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (5 November 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
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    ESE
    13
    SE
    14
    SSE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    86%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    10
    10
    11
    13
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    7
    3
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (6 November 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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    15
    S
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    SSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    81%
    82%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 31 October

    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 31 October

    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 31 October

    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 31 October

    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 1 November

    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 1 November

    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 1 November

    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 1 November

    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 2 November

    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 2 November

    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 2 November

    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 2 November

    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 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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:

    Showery rain Saturday morning. Bright spells and showers in afternoon.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Mostly dry in the evening with clear spells developing, though the odd shower still around. Overnight it will be cloudier with a band of heavy rain spreading northeastwards. Strong winds easing away from the coast. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Saturday:

    Heavy rain clearing to the north through the morning. Showers lingering in the west through the afternoon but turning dry for most with some sunny spells developing. Breezy. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    It stays unsettled with frequent showers, sometimes merging into longer spells of rain. However, there’s a chance of some brighter, drier spells breaking through. Staying breezy throughout.

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