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

Light showers changing to partly cloudy 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 (0.4m) at

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

    Today (28 March 2025)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Light shower day
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    22
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    15
    W
    14
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    38
    34
    32
    30
    27
    25
    24
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    71%
    74%
    76%
    79%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    UV
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (29 March 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
    Clear night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    60%
    90%
    50%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    15
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    21
    23
    25
    29
    31
    33
    36
    39
    42
    46
    45
    44
    45
    46
    46
    45
    45
    47
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    75%
    67%
    64%
    63%
    65%
    67%
    72%
    79%
    79%
    76%
    73%
    71%
    70%
    69%
    68%
    67%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (30 March 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    24
    W
    23
    W
    18
    W
    16
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    10
    WSW
    9
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    47
    45
    32
    28
    21
    18
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    67%
    67%
    68%
    64%
    54%
    43%
    58%
    73%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    9
    6
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (31 March 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SW
    6
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    8
    SSW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    12
    21
    25
    24
    21
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    84%
    86%
    76%
    68%
    65%
    74%
    83%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (1 April 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
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    4
    SSE
    3
    SSE
    2
    E
    3
    ENE
    7
    ESE
    7
    SE
    6
    SSE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    4
    5
    14
    18
    16
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    88%
    87%
    76%
    67%
    55%
    66%
    75%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (2 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    17°
    19°
    17°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    17°
    16°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    3
    SSE
    3
    SSE
    3
    E
    3
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    4
    5
    10
    12
    12
    10
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    83%
    86%
    68%
    53%
    45%
    58%
    70%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    3
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    3
    SW
    3
    S
    3
    SW
    4
    N
    6
    E
    7
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    4
    4
    5
    8
    11
    12
    9
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    85%
    88%
    73%
    59%
    55%
    69%
    83%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    E
    4
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    7
    E
    8
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    5
    6
    11
    13
    14
    11
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    92%
    96%
    84%
    72%
    67%
    73%
    83%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 28 March

    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 28 March

    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 28 March

    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 28 March

    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 29 March

    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 29 March

    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 29 March

    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 29 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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:

    Dry start Saturday, then afternoon rain, clearing by evening.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A mostly cloudy evening with showers largely confined to Dumfries and Galloway. Dry for all overnight with clear spells developing. Strong winds easing overnight with a touch of frost possible. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Saturday:

    A dry start with clear spells. Turning cloudier through the morning. Winds strengthening through the afternoon with outbreaks of rain spreading east. Rain then clearing to leave a dry evening. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    It will be dry on Sunday with long spells of sunshine. Cloudier at times on Monday with some patchy light rain possible. Dry on Tuesday with plenty of sunshine

    Updated:

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