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Whitesands Bay (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 sunny intervals by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

Tide: Next high tide (4.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Whitesands Bay (Beach)

    Today (18 June 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    Temperature
    12°
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    18°
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    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    14
    W
    13
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    23
    23
    25
    26
    27
    28
    28
    27
    27
    26
    23
    22
    20
    18
    16
    16
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    79%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    71%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    71%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    UV 1 1 2 3 3 5 5 5 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    19
    19
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    14
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (19 June 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
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    14:00
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    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    W
    5
    WNW
    4
    NW
    4
    NNE
    5
    NE
    6
    ENE
    8
    E
    9
    E
    11
    E
    14
    E
    17
    E
    18
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    15
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    12
    10
    10
    8
    6
    6
    6
    7
    9
    10
    14
    15
    17
    20
    21
    22
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    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
    79%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    79%
    79%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 7 7 6 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    8
    9
    11
    14
    17
    18
    19
    19
    18
    16
    15
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (20 June 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    17°
    16°
    18°
    21°
    24°
    25°
    24°
    20°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    22°
    26°
    26°
    25°
    20°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    WSW
    5
    NW
    3
    NNE
    5
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    10
    SE
    10
    ESE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    10
    10
    15
    18
    16
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    83%
    85%
    89%
    90%
    84%
    83%
    78%
    84%
    UV - - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    5
    3
    5
    8
    10
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (21 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    19°
    19°
    19°
    22°
    25°
    24°
    23°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    18°
    18°
    19°
    22°
    25°
    24°
    23°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    10
    S
    9
    SE
    7
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    16
    19
    19
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    76%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    7
    10
    11
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (22 June 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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    17°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    9
    WSW
    9
    W
    10
    W
    12
    W
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    15
    18
    19
    21
    21
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    79%
    75%
    76%
    83%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    12
    12
    13
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    3
    3
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (23 June 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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    W
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    17
    20
    20
    21
    22
    20
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    87%
    84%
    81%
    76%
    78%
    82%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    13
    14
    16
    16
    16
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.7
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    3
    3
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (24 June 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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    17°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    W
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    17
    16
    18
    18
    16
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    85%
    82%
    80%
    78%
    78%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 18 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 18 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 18 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 18 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 19 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 19 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 19 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 19 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 20 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 20 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 20 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 20 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 21 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 21 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 21 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 21 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 22 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 22 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 22 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 22 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 23 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 23 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 23 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 23 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 24 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 24 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 24 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 24 June

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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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    Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders weather forecast

    Headline:

    A mainly dry and bright day.

    Today:

    the day will be mainly dry with the chance of an odd light shower in the northwest during the morning. The afternoon will stay dry with thickening cloud. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Tonight:

    The night will continue dry but cloudy. Clear spells will begin to increase in the southwest later, spreading east towards morning. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Thursday:

    Thursday will be warm, starting cloudy in the north during the morning. Sunny periods will spread north by the afternoon. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Bright with a few light showers Friday. Dry with sunny spells Saturday. After a dry start a band of patchy rain and showers will spread east Sunday afternoon.

    Updated:

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