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Saltcoats (Beach) (North Ayrshire) 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 heavy rain by late morning.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next high tide (2.9m) at

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    7 day forecast for Saltcoats (Beach)

    Today (4 July 2025)
    Time
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
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    09:00
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    Temperature
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    26
    28
    30
    32
    35
    37
    39
    41
    41
    41
    42
    41
    41
    41
    39
    38
    36
    36
    34
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    96%
    95%
    93%
    UV - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    11
    12
    14
    15
    16
    17
    19
    21
    23
    24
    25
    25
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    22
    20
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.3
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
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    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
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    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    12
    WSW
    11
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    34
    34
    34
    33
    32
    31
    30
    30
    29
    29
    29
    28
    28
    27
    26
    24
    22
    21
    21
    21
    22
    23
    21
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    20
    21
    24
    26
    26
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    86%
    81%
    75%
    80%
    83%
    UV - - 1 1 4 7 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    11
    11
    12
    14
    15
    15
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    2
    2
    2
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 July 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 day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    13
    NW
    15
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    NW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    28
    30
    31
    31
    29
    20
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    81%
    66%
    59%
    58%
    63%
    76%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    10
    10
    13
    14
    16
    16
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    10
    NW
    8
    WNW
    8
    W
    9
    W
    10
    W
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    17
    19
    21
    20
    16
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    89%
    83%
    75%
    71%
    75%
    79%
    88%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    7
    7
    9
    10
    10
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Drizzle Light rain Drizzle Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    5
    W
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    10
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    9
    14
    21
    22
    21
    18
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    84%
    76%
    78%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 2 5 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    10
    11
    12
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (10 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Drizzle Light rain Light rain Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    6
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    10
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    15
    20
    22
    25
    23
    17
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    93%
    93%
    90%
    84%
    77%
    78%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 9 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 9 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 9 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 9 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 10 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 10 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 10 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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 10 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ardrossan tidal station which is 0.8 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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    Strathclyde weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy on Friday with outbreaks of rain.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Showers mostly dying out this evening before rain spreads across the west towards midnight. Then cloudy overnight with rain spreading east across most areas for a time. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

    Friday:

    Dry start in the south and east. Otherwise a cloudy day with rain, this heavy and persistent across Argyll. Brisk southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Cloudy on Saturday with occasional rain, but persistent across Argyll at first. Becoming somewhat brighter on Sunday and Monday with just a few showers.

    Updated:

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