Stonehaven (Beach) (Aberdeenshire) 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 rain changing to overcast by early evening.
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 (4.4m) at

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    7 day forecast for Stonehaven (Beach)

    Today (23 March 2026)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    50%
    80%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    17
    S
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    31
    33
    37
    39
    40
    39
    39
    40
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    81%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    UV 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    18
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (24 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 Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    17
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    10
    W
    8
    W
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    39
    39
    38
    37
    34
    32
    31
    33
    34
    34
    33
    33
    32
    31
    28
    25
    20
    19
    21
    19
    21
    23
    25
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    80%
    70%
    66%
    66%
    63%
    57%
    55%
    54%
    52%
    52%
    55%
    57%
    58%
    63%
    68%
    70%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    19
    17
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    13
    12
    10
    8
    7
    7
    8
    9
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (25 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 Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sleet shower day Sleet shower day Sleet shower day Sleet shower day Light snow shower night Light snow shower night Light snow shower night Light snow shower night Light snow shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    17
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    28
    29
    30
    30
    29
    30
    31
    34
    36
    36
    38
    39
    39
    41
    41
    40
    40
    39
    37
    37
    36
    36
    36
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    67%
    68%
    68%
    70%
    71%
    71%
    70%
    66%
    61%
    60%
    60%
    56%
    58%
    55%
    56%
    56%
    63%
    62%
    74%
    74%
    70%
    71%
    70%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (26 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 Light snow shower night Partly cloudy night Light snow shower night Light snow shower 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -3°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    14
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    8
    NW
    7
    WNW
    6
    W
    5
    S
    5
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    34
    35
    34
    32
    30
    30
    30
    31
    32
    30
    29
    27
    23
    21
    18
    16
    14
    12
    16
    18
    20
    22
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    71%
    72%
    69%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    72%
    72%
    67%
    59%
    53%
    48%
    46%
    43%
    43%
    41%
    41%
    51%
    65%
    71%
    72%
    71%
    74%
    78%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    6
    8
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (27 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    10
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    WNW
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    W
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    26
    25
    22
    22
    21
    21
    20
    20
    21
    23
    23
    26
    25
    28
    28
    25
    25
    23
    22
    22
    22
    21
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    86%
    88%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    77%
    66%
    56%
    51%
    48%
    49%
    48%
    48%
    51%
    59%
    63%
    71%
    72%
    73%
    77%
    76%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    12
    12
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (28 March 2026)
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    10
    WNW
    12
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    22
    26
    26
    25
    20
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    81%
    83%
    63%
    45%
    44%
    58%
    68%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    10
    12
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (29 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    9
    WSW
    9
    SW
    11
    SW
    14
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    27
    31
    34
    34
    30
    29
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    79%
    82%
    77%
    70%
    64%
    68%
    72%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 23 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 24 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 24 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 24 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 24 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 25 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 25 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 25 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 25 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 26 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 26 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 26 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 26 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 27 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 27 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 27 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 27 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 28 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 28 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 28 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 28 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 29 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 29 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 29 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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 29 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stonehaven tidal station which is 0.3 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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    Grampian weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry and bright Monday morning with rain later. Winds strengthening.

    Today:

    It will be a dry and bright morning. Cloud thickening through the afternoon to bring outbreaks of rain from the west. Light winds at first strengthening later in the day. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cloudy start to the evening with outbreaks of rain before turning dry with clear spells developing. Dry for most overnight with clear spells. Winds becoming strong at times. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Sunny spells and blustery showers throughout the day, which may be heavy. Showers mostly in the west with eastern Aberdeenshire staying largely dry and milder. Strong winds at times. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Showers Wednesday turning increasingly wintry. Wintry showers early Thursday before becoming dry and bright. Friday turns cloudy with rain clearing to showers. Winds mostly fresh to strong, briefly lighter Thursday.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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