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
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next high tide (4.9m) at

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    7 day forecast for Whitesands Bay (Beach)

    Today (17 March 2026)
    Time
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    Temperature
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    Visibility
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    UV -
    Wind direction and speed
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (18 March 2026)
    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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    15
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    10
    SW
    8
    S
    7
    S
    6
    S
    6
    SE
    6
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    8
    NE
    8
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    NE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    E
    6
    ENE
    5
    WSW
    5
    WNW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    23
    21
    17
    15
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    89%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    17
    15
    12
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    6
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (19 March 2026)
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    5
    W
    5
    W
    5
    WNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    NE
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (20 March 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    S
    5
    S
    4
    SSW
    4
    WSW
    3
    N
    3
    NNE
    3
    NE
    4
    NE
    4
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    E
    5
    ESE
    5
    SE
    6
    S
    7
    SSW
    8
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    16
    14
    14
    15
    13
    12
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    14
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    85%
    83%
    82%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    7
    6
    5
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    10
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (21 March 2026)
    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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    W
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    W
    5
    WNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    ENE
    7
    E
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    SE
    8
    SSE
    8
    S
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    8
    8
    7
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (22 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    7
    S
    9
    S
    11
    SSW
    13
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    WSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    17
    18
    21
    23
    24
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    81%
    80%
    79%
    76%
    78%
    81%
    80%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    9
    11
    13
    15
    15
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    5
    5
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (23 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    26
    27
    26
    27
    26
    23
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    78%
    77%
    74%
    67%
    70%
    71%
    72%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 17 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 17 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 17 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 17 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

    Wednesday 18 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

    Wednesday 18 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

    Wednesday 18 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

    Wednesday 18 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

    Thursday 19 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

    Thursday 19 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

    Thursday 19 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

    Thursday 19 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 21 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 21 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 21 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 21 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 22 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 22 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 22 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 22 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 23 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 23 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 23 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 23 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.

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    Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mainly dry and cloudy, Wednesday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    This evening will be mainly dry and cloudy. Light and patchy rain will spread from the northwest overnight, some places staying dry. Fresh southerly winds easing. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Mainly dry and rather cloudy, perhaps a little light and patchy rain at first. Some brightness breaking through at times, particularly into the afternoon. Light winds. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Early light rain and cloud for northern coasts, sunshine in south, Thursday. Fog lifts to a bright and dry day, Friday continuing into Saturday. Mild, though overnight frosts. Light winds.

    Updated:

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