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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

Light rain changing to overcast by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next high tide (4.8m) at

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

    Today (31 January 2026)
    Time
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    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 rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    E
    18
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    20
    E
    20
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    18
    ESE
    17
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    32
    32
    32
    34
    34
    34
    33
    32
    31
    30
    29
    27
    26
    26
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    23
    23
    21
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (1 February 2026)
    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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    S
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SE
    5
    ESE
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    6
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    9
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (2 February 2026)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    6
    NE
    6
    ENE
    6
    E
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    13
    14
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    22
    24
    26
    27
    29
    31
    32
    32
    33
    34
    34
    34
    35
    35
    35
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    14
    16
    17
    18
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.6
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (3 February 2026)
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    21
    E
    22
    E
    22
    E
    22
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    20
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    36
    36
    37
    37
    37
    38
    38
    37
    37
    36
    36
    35
    35
    35
    35
    34
    33
    32
    33
    32
    32
    32
    31
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.5
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    2.9
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (4 February 2026)
    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 rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Overcast No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    17
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    19
    E
    18
    E
    19
    E
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    32
    31
    31
    29
    30
    29
    28
    29
    30
    30
    30
    31
    31
    32
    32
    33
    34
    34
    35
    36
    37
    36
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.2
    2.3
    2.4
    2.5
    2.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (5 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    19
    E
    20
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    20
    E
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    36
    37
    38
    38
    37
    37
    36
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    Humidity
    91%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    89%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (6 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    20
    E
    20
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    18
    E
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    34
    34
    35
    35
    34
    32
    32
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 31 January

    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 31 January

    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 31 January

    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 31 January

    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 1 February

    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 1 February

    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 1 February

    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 1 February

    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 2 February

    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 2 February

    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 2 February

    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 2 February

    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 3 February

    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 3 February

    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 3 February

    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 3 February

    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 4 February

    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 4 February

    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 4 February

    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 4 February

    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 5 February

    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 5 February

    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 5 February

    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 5 February

    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 6 February

    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 6 February

    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 6 February

    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 6 February

    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

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    Dull and cloudy on Saturday with rain or drizzle

    This Evening and Tonight:

    It will be dull and cloudy with rain at times, more persistent over Angus and Perthshire, patchy around Falkirk. Snow becoming more confined to the higher hills. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Saturday:

    Little change with cloudy conditions and outbreaks of rain continuing, more persistent in Angus and Perthshire. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Cloudy with occasional rain on Sunday, lighter winds. Occasional rain on Monday turning to snow on higher ground later, windy. Tuesday cold, windy, a few snow showers.

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