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Belhaven Bay (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

Light rain.
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 low tide (1.5m) at

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    7 day forecast for Belhaven Bay

    Today (18 December 2025)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Cloudy Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    70%
    40%
    70%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    SSE
    9
    S
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    15
    WSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    23
    21
    27
    32
    32
    34
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    9
    9
    10
    13
    15
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    20
    20
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 December 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 Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    34
    35
    35
    38
    39
    41
    42
    42
    43
    43
    43
    43
    41
    39
    38
    36
    34
    31
    30
    28
    27
    26
    24
    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
    84%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    81%
    80%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    22
    22
    21
    20
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    20
    20
    20
    20
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    8
    8
    8
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 December 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night 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%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    SW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    11
    SSE
    11
    S
    11
    SSE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    18
    17
    18
    17
    18
    20
    20
    20
    20
    18
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    23
    23
    22
    23
    21
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    82%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    9
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    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
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 December 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    17
    18
    19
    17
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 December 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 rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    ESE
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    11
    ESE
    10
    E
    10
    ESE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    17
    17
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    ESE
    8
    E
    9
    E
    9
    S
    9
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    87%
    90%
    92%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    8
    E
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    ESE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    9
    8
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    85%
    88%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 1.3 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:

    Evening rain. Sunny spells and blustery showers Friday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of, occasionally heavy rain, clearing northeast through the evening. Skies then clearing through the early hours with blustery showers following to western parts. Occasionally strong southeasterly then southwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Friday:

    A breezy day with scattered blustery showers, these most frequent across Dumfries, Galloway and the Lothians. Fewer showers and some sunnier spells across the Borders. Occasionally strong southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Rather cloudy Saturday with occasional rain, heavy in west later. Rather cloudy Sunday and Monday with occasional rain, the best of any sunnier spells across Dumfries and Galloway. Southeasterly winds.

    Updated:

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