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

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by early evening.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next high tide (3.7m) at

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    8 day forecast for Sandend

    Today (1 May 2025)
    Time
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    13
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    23
    25
    25
    25
    28
    29
    28
    27
    28
    27
    27
    Visibility
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    70%
    57%
    60%
    58%
    57%
    62%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    65%
    67%
    UV 3 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    12
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    13
    12
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    15
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (2 May 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    26
    26
    26
    25
    25
    24
    27
    29
    29
    29
    28
    28
    28
    27
    28
    28
    29
    28
    28
    26
    27
    27
    27
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    68%
    72%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    77%
    74%
    67%
    64%
    59%
    58%
    59%
    62%
    62%
    63%
    64%
    63%
    64%
    65%
    69%
    71%
    73%
    73%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (3 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Overcast Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    14
    W
    15
    WNW
    18
    NW
    19
    NW
    18
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    32
    33
    35
    35
    33
    33
    32
    31
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    76%
    74%
    70%
    66%
    63%
    63%
    63%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    15
    18
    19
    18
    18
    17
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.8
    0.8
    1.4
    1.5
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (4 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    16
    N
    15
    N
    14
    N
    13
    N
    12
    N
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    32
    31
    31
    29
    25
    23
    20
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    66%
    67%
    68%
    66%
    58%
    58%
    57%
    64%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (5 May 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
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    9
    N
    7
    NNW
    8
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    15
    17
    18
    17
    15
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    66%
    67%
    65%
    63%
    56%
    56%
    62%
    81%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    10
    10
    9
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (6 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    7
    W
    7
    W
    8
    NW
    9
    NNW
    9
    N
    9
    NNE
    8
    N
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    9
    15
    17
    17
    16
    12
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    80%
    70%
    64%
    62%
    68%
    90%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    9
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (7 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    6
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    N
    9
    N
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    5
    12
    17
    18
    18
    14
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    85%
    71%
    66%
    64%
    71%
    89%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (8 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    6
    NNW
    6
    N
    6
    N
    9
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    9
    N
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    7
    14
    17
    18
    18
    13
    6
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    96%
    87%
    73%
    64%
    62%
    67%
    89%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 4 May

    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 4 May

    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 4 May

    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 4 May

    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 5 May

    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 5 May

    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 5 May

    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 5 May

    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 6 May

    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 6 May

    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 6 May

    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 6 May

    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 7 May

    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 7 May

    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 7 May

    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 7 May

    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 8 May

    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 8 May

    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 8 May

    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 8 May

    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:

    Cloudy, showery morning. Then sunny spells developing. Cooler.

    Today:

    It will be cloudy in the morning with the odd shower. Dry in the afternoon with some bright spells breaking through. A much cooler day. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Tonight:

    It will stay mostly dry with prolonged clear spells through the evening and overnight, but a chance of the odd light shower in the west. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Friday:

    After a bright start on Friday it will become cloudy, though staying dry. Chance of the odd light shower in the north. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Cloudy with showers at the weekend, quite frequent for a time on Saturday. Mostly dry on Monday with some brightness. Cooler than of late.

    Updated:

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