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Kinghorn - Pettycur (Beach) (Fife) weather

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Forecast days

Light rain changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
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 (4.2m) at

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    7 day forecast for Kinghorn - Pettycur (Beach)

    Today (3 August 2025)
    Time
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    80%
    60%
    20%
    <5%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    23
    24
    26
    29
    31
    33
    33
    33
    32
    30
    29
    27
    24
    21
    18
    16
    14
    Visibility
    G
    M
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    87%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    89%
    82%
    72%
    64%
    62%
    58%
    56%
    56%
    57%
    57%
    58%
    64%
    65%
    68%
    72%
    UV 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (4 August 2025)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    11
    W
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    SW
    7
    SSW
    6
    S
    8
    SSE
    9
    SE
    10
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    17
    S
    23
    SW
    29
    WSW
    33
    WSW
    36
    WSW
    38
    WSW
    39
    WSW
    39
    WSW
    39
    WSW
    38
    WSW
    37
    WSW
    37
    WSW
    36
    WSW
    34
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    12
    12
    12
    12
    14
    18
    21
    26
    31
    38
    43
    50
    59
    61
    61
    60
    59
    58
    55
    52
    50
    46
    45
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    M
    P
    P
    M
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    79%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    80%
    75%
    74%
    71%
    69%
    70%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    69%
    73%
    75%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 5 6 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    9
    8
    8
    7
    6
    8
    9
    10
    12
    17
    23
    29
    33
    36
    38
    39
    39
    39
    38
    37
    37
    36
    34
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.5
    0.6
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (5 August 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    33
    WSW
    31
    WSW
    28
    WSW
    25
    W
    25
    W
    24
    W
    25
    W
    24
    WSW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    43
    40
    36
    40
    42
    43
    43
    37
    30
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    77%
    75%
    70%
    63%
    63%
    65%
    75%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    33
    31
    28
    25
    25
    24
    25
    24
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (6 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    27
    32
    31
    30
    26
    19
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    84%
    84%
    73%
    63%
    59%
    62%
    69%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    22
    21
    20
    16
    15
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (7 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    30
    31
    33
    34
    32
    26
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    79%
    83%
    80%
    70%
    66%
    70%
    76%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    17
    18
    21
    21
    21
    18
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (8 August 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 Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    24
    27
    28
    27
    25
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    85%
    85%
    78%
    71%
    69%
    74%
    80%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    14
    15
    15
    14
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    8
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (9 August 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 Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    25
    27
    27
    25
    22
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    77%
    73%
    70%
    73%
    81%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 3 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 3 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 3 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 3 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 4 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 4 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 4 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 4 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 5 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 5 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 5 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 5 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 6 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 6 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 6 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 6 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 7 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 7 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 7 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 7 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 8 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 8 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 8 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 8 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 9 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 9 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 9 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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 9 August

    Tide times and heights are from Burntisland 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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    Central, Tayside & Fife weather forecast

    Headline:

    Turning drier and brighter today, but some afternoon showers.

    Today:

    Persistent overnight rain clears eastern parts early morning, but leaving a cloudy start with some patchy rain. Turning drier and brighter through the morning. Sunny spells and a few showers in the afternoon, possibly heavy across Angus. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Tonight:

    A chance of showers across Angus this evening, but mostly dry with clear spells. Cloud increases overnight with rain spreading northeast in the early hours. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

    Monday:

    Storm Floris will bring outbreaks of often heavy rain and very strong winds, with a risk of widespread gales, and severe gales or storm force winds in exposure. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Tuesday breezy with a chance of showers in the west. Largely dry Wednesday with lighter winds. Further wet and windy weather Thursday.

    Updated:

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