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Elie (Woodhaven and Ruby Bay) (Beach) (Fife) 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

Clear.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next high tide (5.2m) at

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    7 day forecast for Elie (Woodhaven and Ruby Bay) (Beach)

    Today (21 October 2025)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    13
    W
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    27
    Visibility
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    UV - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (22 October 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 Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    12
    W
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    SW
    10
    WSW
    9
    SW
    7
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    5
    SW
    4
    WNW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    25
    25
    25
    23
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    18
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    9
    7
    8
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    82%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    72%
    74%
    78%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    6
    6
    5
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    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
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (23 October 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    4
    N
    5
    NNE
    5
    N
    6
    N
    7
    N
    8
    N
    9
    N
    10
    N
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    9
    11
    12
    14
    15
    18
    18
    19
    20
    21
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    20
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (24 October 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy 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 Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    15
    N
    16
    N
    16
    N
    16
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    21
    20
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    21
    21
    22
    21
    22
    24
    23
    24
    26
    28
    30
    28
    28
    26
    26
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    89%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    88%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (25 October 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    17
    NNW
    18
    N
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    28
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    31
    32
    32
    32
    31
    30
    29
    28
    28
    28
    28
    27
    27
    27
    26
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    72%
    68%
    66%
    65%
    63%
    63%
    65%
    68%
    72%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (26 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    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 Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    W
    11
    W
    10
    WSW
    9
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    22
    22
    20
    20
    18
    14
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    74%
    65%
    71%
    82%
    86%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (27 October 2025)
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    16
    WNW
    15
    W
    13
    W
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    16
    22
    22
    20
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    88%
    83%
    75%
    73%
    80%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 21 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 21 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 21 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 21 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 22 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 22 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 22 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 22 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 23 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 23 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 23 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 23 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 24 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 24 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 24 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 24 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 25 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 25 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 25 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 25 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 26 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 26 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 26 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 26 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 27 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 27 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 27 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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 27 October

    Tide times and heights are from Anstruther Easter tidal station which is 5.2 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:

    Mostly dry with sunny spells Wednesday, the odd shower later.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Showers will die away through this evening. Then the rest of the night will be dry with clear periods. Becoming chilly across Perthshire later on. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Wednesday:

    A mainly dry day with some bright or sunny spells. A few showers developing across the west later. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Mainly dry on Thursday. Cold and windy on Friday and Saturday with frequent showers in the north, drier in the south.

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