Seton Sands, Longniddry (Beach) (East Lothian) 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

  • 10 10
    Sunrise iconSunrise:
    Sunset iconSunset:
    Partly cloudy changing to light rain by lunchtime.
    Beach safety today
    Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
    • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
    • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

    Tide: Next low tide (m) at

    - UV
    L Pollution
    No pollen data.
Partly cloudy changing to light rain by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

Tide: Next low tide (m) at

Sunrise iconSunrise:
Sunset iconSunset:
- UV
L Pollution
No pollen data.

    7 day forecast for Seton Sands, Longniddry (Beach)

    Today (23 December 2024)
    Time
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    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    30%
    70%
    70%
    40%
    40%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature
    10°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    W
    14
    W
    12
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    SW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    28
    26
    23
    21
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    18
    18
    18
    19
    21
    22
    23
    24
    26
    28
    29
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    74%
    74%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    81%
    85%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    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
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (24 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
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    06:00
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    08:00
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    33
    34
    35
    35
    37
    37
    37
    37
    37
    37
    37
    38
    36
    35
    35
    35
    34
    34
    34
    34
    34
    33
    33
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (25 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    34
    35
    36
    35
    34
    33
    31
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    81%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    83%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (26 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    15
    SW
    13
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    24
    21
    20
    19
    18
    19
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (27 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    19
    20
    21
    19
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (28 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    20
    20
    21
    20
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    86%
    86%
    90%
    90%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (29 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    SW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 23 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 23 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 23 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 23 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 24 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 24 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 24 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 24 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 25 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 25 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 25 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 25 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 26 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 26 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 26 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 26 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 27 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 27 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 27 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 27 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 28 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 28 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 28 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 28 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 29 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 29 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 29 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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 29 December

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Cockenzie tidal station which is 1.4 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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    Winds easing overnight and milder conditions spreading east on Monday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    The gale northwest wind will ease overnight. A mainly dry night with increasing clear periods in the west spreading to eastern parts later. A late frost likely especially in the east. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Monday:

    Cold and bright at first but cloud and patchy rain spreads east during the day, feeling much milder especially towards the Lothian's. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    A very mild Christmas period. Cloudy with light rain Christmas Eve, drier and brighter in east. Mostly dry on Christmas day although breezy at times. Patchy rain on Boxing Day.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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