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Thorntonloch (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 late morning.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next high tide (4.2m) at

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    6 day forecast for Thorntonloch (Beach)

    Tomorrow (17 September 2025)
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    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast 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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
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    <5%
    40%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    40%
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    80%
    60%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    SW
    6
    SSW
    6
    S
    6
    SSE
    8
    SE
    10
    SE
    13
    SE
    16
    SE
    17
    SSE
    17
    S
    16
    SSW
    15
    SW
    15
    WSW
    15
    W
    14
    WSW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    14
    18
    23
    27
    28
    28
    27
    25
    24
    26
    27
    26
    23
    22
    23
    25
    24
    24
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    82%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    85%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    78%
    69%
    64%
    64%
    66%
    66%
    68%
    69%
    69%
    70%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    8
    10
    13
    16
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    12
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    5
    5
    6
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (18 September 2025)
    Time
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    11:00
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    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    15
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    24
    24
    25
    25
    22
    24
    21
    22
    25
    27
    27
    26
    27
    28
    27
    24
    21
    17
    13
    15
    15
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    71%
    71%
    71%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    67%
    66%
    63%
    63%
    64%
    65%
    67%
    68%
    74%
    80%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    13
    13
    17
    16
    14
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    9
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 September 2025)
    Time
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    WSW
    14
    SW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    17
    15
    15
    15
    17
    17
    19
    21
    22
    21
    22
    25
    21
    18
    16
    15
    14
    12
    12
    10
    10
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    77%
    74%
    70%
    69%
    67%
    71%
    69%
    74%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    13
    14
    13
    14
    12
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 September 2025)
    Time
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    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
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    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    WSW
    10
    W
    11
    W
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    15
    NW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    14
    14
    14
    16
    16
    17
    17
    19
    20
    19
    16
    19
    23
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    79%
    76%
    76%
    73%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    75%
    81%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    75%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    10
    11
    13
    13
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    1.9
    2.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    16
    N
    14
    NNW
    11
    N
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    27
    25
    27
    29
    26
    22
    16
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    67%
    61%
    58%
    66%
    74%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    14
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.1
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 September 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
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    8
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    10
    N
    9
    NE
    7
    NE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    8
    10
    14
    14
    11
    7
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    80%
    84%
    68%
    60%
    60%
    81%
    85%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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:

    Cloudy with rain on Wednesday morning. Drier, brighter afternoon.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Any remaining early showers soon die as clear spells increase for a time. Cloud will spread northeast from late evening with outbreaks of rain, some heavy, following later. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Cloudy morning with outbreaks of rain becoming patchy by the afternoon. Dry, brighter, milder weather following with some sunshine. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of rain clearing to showers on Thursday. Most showers die overnight to leave Friday and Saturday mostly dry with bright spells and just the odd shower.

    Updated:

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