Tentsmuir (Beach) (Fife) weather

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Forecast days

Clear changing to cloudy by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    6 day forecast for Tentsmuir (Beach)

    Tomorrow (18 December 2025)
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    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
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    10%
    <5%
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    ≥95%
    90%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    11
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    SSE
    11
    S
    10
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    23
    28
    30
    32
    32
    31
    30
    28
    25
    21
    18
    20
    23
    27
    29
    30
    29
    27
    21
    21
    19
    26
    30
    Visibility
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    11
    11
    10
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 December 2025)
    Time
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    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 Partly cloudy night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night 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
    40%
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    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    33
    35
    36
    38
    38
    39
    38
    41
    41
    43
    42
    40
    40
    36
    35
    33
    30
    28
    28
    27
    25
    23
    22
    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
    E
    Humidity
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    13
    15
    16
    17
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    5
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 December 2025)
    Time
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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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
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    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    7
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    12
    S
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    S
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    17
    14
    16
    20
    23
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    24
    23
    22
    20
    21
    21
    19
    19
    19
    17
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    89%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    11
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    0.8
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
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    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
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    15:00
    16:00
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    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    ESE
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    13
    13
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    16
    17
    17
    21
    21
    19
    19
    21
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
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    21:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    13
    E
    11
    ENE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    14
    12
    14
    13
    12
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 December 2025)
    Time
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    09:00
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    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    11
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    10
    12
    12
    13
    12
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dundee tidal station which is 7.2 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dundee tidal station which is 7.2 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dundee tidal station which is 7.2 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dundee tidal station which is 7.2 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dundee tidal station which is 7.2 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dundee tidal station which is 7.2 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dundee tidal station which is 7.2 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dundee tidal station which is 7.2 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dundee tidal station which is 7.2 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dundee tidal station which is 7.2 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dundee tidal station which is 7.2 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dundee tidal station which is 7.2 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dundee tidal station which is 7.2 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dundee tidal station which is 7.2 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dundee tidal station which is 7.2 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dundee tidal station which is 7.2 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dundee tidal station which is 7.2 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dundee tidal station which is 7.2 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dundee tidal station which is 7.2 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dundee tidal station which is 7.2 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

    Tuesday 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dundee tidal station which is 7.2 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

    Tuesday 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dundee tidal station which is 7.2 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

    Tuesday 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dundee tidal station which is 7.2 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

    Tuesday 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dundee tidal station which is 7.2 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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    Central, Tayside & Fife weather forecast

    Headline:

    Windy tomorrow with some morning showers and afternoon rain.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Heavy spells of rain at first this evening, turning patchier by late evening and clearing overnight with a few clear spells later in the night, perhaps the odd shower too. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Thursday:

    Dry with sunny spells at first but clouding over with some rain likely in the afternoon or evening, chance of strong southerly winds too. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Often windy and showery towards the weekend, some brighter weather too, especially in the east. Mainly dry on Sunday but a risk of showers around the coast.

    Updated:

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