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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.
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

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    7 day forecast for Whitesands Bay (Beach)

    Today (6 March 2026)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    4
    SSE
    5
    S
    6
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    Visibility
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    72%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    UV 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 March 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    WSW
    5
    SSW
    4
    SSE
    4
    S
    4
    S
    4
    ESE
    4
    NE
    4
    NE
    4
    ENE
    5
    E
    6
    S
    7
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    S
    7
    SSW
    6
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    16
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    72%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    69%
    70%
    71%
    71%
    72%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    73%
    71%
    69%
    72%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    7
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    6
    7
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 March 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    5
    S
    5
    S
    5
    SSW
    5
    S
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SE
    9
    ESE
    9
    SE
    8
    ESE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    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
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    5
    5
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (9 March 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Mist Mist Mist Mist Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    8
    SE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    18
    19
    19
    19
    18
    19
    20
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    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
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    9
    9
    12
    15
    11
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (10 March 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    22
    25
    26
    27
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    29
    30
    29
    30
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    81%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    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
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (11 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    18
    SSW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    WSW
    15
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    29
    28
    28
    26
    25
    24
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    84%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    18
    18
    17
    18
    17
    15
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.8
    1.1
    0.9
    0.7
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    7
    8
    4
    4
    7
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (12 March 2026)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    19
    S
    19
    S
    19
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    30
    30
    31
    31
    30
    29
    28
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    83%
    84%
    82%
    76%
    78%
    81%
    81%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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 10 March

    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 10 March

    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 10 March

    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 10 March

    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 11 March

    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 11 March

    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 11 March

    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 11 March

    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 12 March

    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 12 March

    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 12 March

    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 12 March

    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 some sunshine on Saturday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    It will stay dry throughout the evening and overnight. Clear skies at first, but high cloud spreading in from the west later. Chance of some patchy overnight frost developing. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Saturday:

    After a chilly start it will be another dry and bright day with good prolonged sunny spells and feeling a bit milder again. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Variable cloud and bright spells on Sunday and Monday, often dry but with the occasional spell of rain. Dry start Tuesday but becoming windier as rain spreads east later.

    Updated:

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