Kinghorn - Pettycur (Beach) (Fife) weather

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Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to overcast 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 (4.8m) at

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    8 day forecast for Kinghorn - Pettycur (Beach)

    Today (18 April 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
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    30%
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    50%
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    60%
    60%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NNW
    3
    N
    4
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    6
    NE
    7
    NE
    10
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    11
    15
    18
    20
    23
    25
    26
    26
    27
    26
    27
    26
    26
    26
    26
    25
    25
    Visibility
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    UV - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    4
    4
    5
    7
    8
    10
    13
    15
    17
    18
    20
    20
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (19 April 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
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    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    23
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    26
    27
    27
    27
    26
    27
    26
    24
    23
    21
    20
    18
    16
    15
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    87%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (20 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    12
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    18
    E
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    15
    18
    21
    22
    20
    16
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    79%
    80%
    81%
    81%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    17
    19
    18
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    11
    10
    3
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (21 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    16
    17
    20
    18
    15
    11
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    89%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    13
    15
    15
    14
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    9
    8
    7
    8
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (22 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    10
    12
    13
    12
    9
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    90%
    93%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    8
    9
    10
    10
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (23 April 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    6
    NNE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    9
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    5
    7
    9
    11
    11
    10
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    94%
    92%
    90%
    86%
    85%
    88%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (24 April 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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    6
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    ENE
    8
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    10
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    8
    11
    14
    14
    14
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    90%
    84%
    80%
    77%
    78%
    82%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (25 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    7
    E
    8
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    7
    9
    11
    13
    15
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    85%
    78%
    73%
    72%
    75%
    78%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 18 April

    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 18 April

    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 18 April

    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 18 April

    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 19 April

    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 19 April

    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 19 April

    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 19 April

    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 20 April

    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 20 April

    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 20 April

    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 20 April

    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 21 April

    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 21 April

    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 21 April

    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 21 April

    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 22 April

    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 22 April

    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 22 April

    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 22 April

    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 23 April

    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 23 April

    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 23 April

    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 23 April

    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 24 April

    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 24 April

    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 24 April

    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 24 April

    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 25 April

    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 25 April

    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 25 April

    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 25 April

    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:

    Bright start. Scattered showers.

    Today:

    A mainly dry, bright and chilly start with patchy fog and frost. A scattering of showers developing inland during the day as cloud builds, best of the sunshine around North Sea coasts. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Tonight:

    Mostly cloudy but mainly dry. However, patchy rain is possible, this mainly affecting the Trossachs and the west. Moderate easterly winds. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Saturday:

    Mainly dry with the best of the brightness for Dundee and St Andrews. A few showers possible inland but chilly on the coast with light northeast winds. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Mainly dry and bright on Sunday. Mostly cloudy on Monday and Tuesday, patchy light rain at times.

    Updated:

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