Sandend (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 partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Sandend

    Today (24 March 2026)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    60%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    50%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    12
    W
    14
    WNW
    16
    W
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    26
    30
    34
    36
    38
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    78%
    UV 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    10
    12
    14
    16
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    1.0
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    5
    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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light rain Light rain Sleet shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    60%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    19
    NW
    20
    NW
    21
    NW
    22
    NW
    22
    NW
    23
    NW
    22
    NW
    21
    NW
    20
    NW
    20
    NW
    19
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    35
    36
    35
    36
    37
    35
    36
    37
    38
    38
    41
    42
    43
    43
    41
    43
    40
    41
    38
    34
    36
    37
    36
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    P
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    82%
    80%
    78%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    84%
    79%
    71%
    61%
    58%
    56%
    56%
    55%
    56%
    57%
    56%
    58%
    56%
    57%
    61%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    18
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    1.6
    1.9
    2.1
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    7
    7
    7
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    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 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    -3°
    -4°
    -4°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    18
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    9
    NW
    7
    NNW
    4
    NNE
    4
    SE
    5
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    41
    41
    42
    43
    39
    36
    35
    34
    32
    29
    24
    20
    17
    15
    12
    12
    16
    19
    22
    24
    25
    24
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    60%
    64%
    65%
    56%
    57%
    62%
    62%
    62%
    64%
    61%
    59%
    57%
    53%
    47%
    42%
    41%
    43%
    51%
    60%
    65%
    68%
    72%
    75%
    77%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    15
    13
    11
    10
    8
    5
    4
    5
    7
    9
    12
    13
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.4
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    SW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    24
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    24
    26
    27
    29
    31
    31
    34
    34
    30
    30
    28
    27
    26
    27
    28
    28
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    77%
    70%
    63%
    55%
    51%
    51%
    53%
    54%
    58%
    63%
    63%
    69%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (28 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    W
    20
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    14
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    30
    32
    31
    31
    31
    33
    35
    37
    39
    39
    43
    43
    42
    43
    43
    41
    38
    36
    34
    34
    31
    29
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    76%
    74%
    69%
    64%
    58%
    56%
    55%
    57%
    60%
    61%
    60%
    66%
    72%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    16
    17
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    19
    SW
    21
    W
    22
    W
    21
    W
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    25
    33
    39
    40
    39
    37
    37
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    74%
    69%
    67%
    65%
    67%
    70%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    14
    19
    21
    22
    21
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.9
    1.1
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    10
    10
    10
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (30 March 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    23
    W
    23
    W
    22
    W
    23
    W
    25
    W
    23
    W
    20
    W
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    38
    40
    44
    44
    40
    34
    32
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    70%
    69%
    69%
    68%
    61%
    59%
    70%
    78%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 24 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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:

    Cold with snow showers in the west on Wednesday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    It will be mostly dry with clear spells this evening. Overnight will turn cloudier with wintry showers spreading in from the northwest. Blustery around showers. Colder than last night Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Cloudy with blustery wintry showers in the morning, which may be heavy at times. Showers easing in the afternoon to become largely dry with brighter intervals. Feeling colder. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    A dry, bright start Thursday with light winds before rain spreads east later in the day. Sunshine and showers on Friday and Saturday with strong winds at times.

    Updated:

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