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Portobello - Central (James Street) (Beach) (Edinburgh) 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

Sunny intervals changing to overcast by early evening.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next low tide (1.4m) at

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No pollen data.

    7 day forecast for Portobello - Central (James Street) (Beach)

    Today (18 September 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    5
    SW
    4
    S
    4
    SE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    37
    38
    39
    42
    42
    43
    43
    41
    39
    37
    32
    26
    22
    16
    10
    7
    8
    9
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    72%
    72%
    74%
    73%
    70%
    66%
    65%
    62%
    58%
    57%
    57%
    60%
    65%
    70%
    76%
    83%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    UV - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    20
    21
    21
    21
    22
    23
    22
    22
    21
    20
    18
    17
    15
    12
    8
    5
    4
    4
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    2
    2
    2
    2
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 September 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 Light rain Light shower night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy 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 intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    5
    S
    6
    S
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    13
    16
    19
    19
    20
    20
    21
    22
    24
    23
    24
    22
    22
    25
    26
    26
    23
    19
    15
    14
    14
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    81%
    76%
    70%
    65%
    59%
    62%
    62%
    60%
    58%
    62%
    68%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SSW
    5
    SW
    5
    SSW
    4
    SW
    4
    SW
    5
    WSW
    5
    N
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    17
    N
    18
    NNE
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    9
    8
    9
    9
    8
    7
    8
    8
    8
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    17
    17
    19
    19
    17
    22
    24
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    81%
    80%
    77%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    82%
    83%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    5
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    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
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.4
    0.5
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    8
    5
    2
    3
    3
    4
    5
    5
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 September 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    18
    N
    18
    N
    18
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    16
    N
    15
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    N
    14
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    14
    N
    14
    N
    13
    N
    12
    N
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    25
    24
    22
    21
    22
    24
    24
    24
    24
    26
    28
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    27
    26
    23
    19
    18
    17
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    80%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    72%
    69%
    66%
    64%
    60%
    59%
    55%
    55%
    57%
    59%
    61%
    64%
    66%
    67%
    71%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 September 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 Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night No weather symbol data No weather symbol data No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    9
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    NW
    9
    NW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NW
    9
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    NW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    17
    16
    16
    16
    18
    18
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    12
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    69%
    65%
    61%
    56%
    54%
    53%
    53%
    53%
    56%
    60%
    64%
    68%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols No weather symbol data Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    5
    W
    5
    WSW
    5
    W
    7
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    N
    7
    NNW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    12
    12
    10
    7
    5
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    80%
    84%
    87%
    75%
    61%
    58%
    72%
    80%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    5
    5
    7
    8
    8
    7
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 September 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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    4
    WSW
    4
    SW
    4
    W
    6
    NW
    8
    W
    8
    SW
    7
    S
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    10
    12
    11
    8
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    88%
    90%
    78%
    63%
    59%
    72%
    84%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 24 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 24 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 24 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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 24 September

    Tide times and heights are from Leith tidal station which is 3.9 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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    Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mainly dry today, patchy rain in the southwest later.

    Today:

    A mainly dry day with some bright or sunny spells. Clouding over across Dumfries and Galloway with this afternoon with some patchy rain spreading northeast later. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cloudy this evening with some light and patchy rain spreading northeast for a time. Then drier overnight but rain may linger across the far south. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

    Friday:

    Dry with some brightness across Edinburgh and the Lothians. Cloudy elsewhere with some occasional rain, this dying out through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Cloudy with rain on Saturday, heavy at times especially in the east. Cold and windy with a few showers on Sunday. Less windy with fewer showers on Monday.

    Updated:

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