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Whitesands Bay (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

Sunny changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

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    7 day forecast for Whitesands Bay (Beach)

    Today (8 July 2025)
    Time
    09:00
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    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
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    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature
    14°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    12
    W
    10
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    8
    NNE
    9
    ESE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    16
    18
    19
    20
    20
    19
    19
    20
    21
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    66%
    66%
    70%
    70%
    68%
    70%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    71%
    68%
    73%
    76%
    82%
    UV 3 5 6 7 7 7 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 July 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    13
    W
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    21
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    23
    21
    19
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    79%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    76%
    80%
    83%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 7 7 7 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    15
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (10 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    16°
    19°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    14°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    W
    11
    W
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    12
    SE
    10
    SSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    15
    18
    19
    19
    19
    17
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    81%
    77%
    75%
    80%
    82%
    UV - - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    11
    11
    11
    12
    10
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (11 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    17°
    20°
    22°
    24°
    24°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    18°
    20°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    5
    SW
    3
    NW
    3
    NE
    5
    ENE
    9
    ESE
    13
    SSE
    11
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    6
    9
    15
    19
    21
    18
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    79%
    75%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    3
    2
    5
    9
    13
    11
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    3
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (12 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    15°
    18°
    21°
    24°
    25°
    25°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    15°
    18°
    22°
    24°
    25°
    25°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    4
    NW
    4
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    9
    E
    12
    ESE
    11
    SSE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    7
    8
    11
    14
    15
    12
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    82%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    4
    4
    6
    9
    12
    12
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (13 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    14°
    17°
    23°
    26°
    27°
    25°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    13°
    17°
    25°
    28°
    28°
    26°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    6
    W
    6
    NNW
    6
    E
    6
    SE
    9
    SE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    6
    7
    9
    12
    12
    11
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    94%
    96%
    95%
    92%
    89%
    90%
    94%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    6
    6
    9
    11
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (14 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    16°
    21°
    24°
    25°
    23°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    16°
    21°
    26°
    26°
    23°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    6
    SSE
    6
    S
    6
    SSE
    8
    ESE
    10
    E
    11
    SSE
    11
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    6
    7
    9
    11
    12
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    97%
    95%
    93%
    89%
    90%
    93%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 9 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 9 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 9 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 9 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 10 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 10 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 10 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 10 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 11 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 11 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 11 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 11 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 12 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 12 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 12 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 12 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 2.1 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 with sunny spells

    Today:

    It will be a dry and bright day with good spells of sunshine. Sunshine turning hazier in the afternoon. Feeling a touch warmer. Dumfries and Galloway turning cloudier in late afternoon. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Tonight:

    Sunny over the southeast at first, but cloud over the southwest will gradually spread to all areas through the evening. Cloudy but mostly dry overnight. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Largely cloudy through Wednesday but brighter spells possible towards East Lothian and Berwickshire and turning clearer through the evening. Mostly dry but some patchy light rain in the southwest. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Mostly dry and settled weather with sunny spells, though quite cloudy on Thursday, especially in the southwest. Becoming very warm, even hot later in the week, with mostly light winds.

    Updated:

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