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Thorntonloch (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

Overcast.
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 (5.0m) at

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    7 day forecast for Thorntonloch (Beach)

    Today (23 October 2025)
    Time
    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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    25
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    27
    27
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    86%
    81%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    UV 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    5
    5
    5
    5
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    19
    W
    19
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    19
    NW
    21
    NNW
    23
    NNW
    26
    NNW
    28
    NNW
    29
    NNW
    30
    NNW
    30
    NNW
    29
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    28
    29
    28
    29
    29
    29
    30
    31
    31
    32
    33
    34
    34
    34
    34
    38
    41
    43
    45
    49
    49
    48
    47
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    21
    23
    26
    28
    29
    30
    30
    29
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.2
    2.3
    2.4
    2.6
    2.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    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 Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast 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%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    28
    NNW
    27
    NW
    27
    NW
    26
    NW
    25
    NW
    24
    NW
    23
    NW
    22
    NW
    22
    WNW
    22
    NW
    22
    NW
    23
    NW
    23
    NW
    23
    NW
    23
    NW
    23
    NW
    22
    NW
    22
    NW
    22
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    47
    44
    44
    43
    43
    42
    42
    42
    43
    42
    42
    43
    42
    43
    42
    41
    40
    40
    38
    39
    37
    37
    38
    36
    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
    77%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    72%
    70%
    71%
    71%
    71%
    71%
    68%
    66%
    65%
    62%
    63%
    62%
    63%
    63%
    65%
    66%
    68%
    71%
    72%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    28
    27
    27
    26
    25
    24
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.8
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.7
    2.7
    2.8
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (26 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    W
    18
    W
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    36
    34
    33
    33
    32
    31
    30
    29
    29
    27
    26
    24
    24
    24
    23
    22
    21
    22
    23
    22
    25
    26
    29
    29
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    70%
    66%
    65%
    67%
    69%
    80%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    13
    14
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (27 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    20
    WNW
    20
    W
    19
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    29
    30
    31
    32
    32
    32
    30
    30
    31
    30
    31
    33
    30
    29
    30
    30
    29
    30
    28
    28
    26
    25
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    78%
    76%
    74%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    76%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    19
    20
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (28 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%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    17
    W
    14
    WSW
    12
    W
    11
    WNW
    14
    W
    12
    W
    10
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    20
    16
    17
    18
    14
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    84%
    84%
    81%
    71%
    74%
    85%
    87%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    14
    12
    11
    14
    12
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (29 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    SW
    11
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    17
    16
    15
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    90%
    86%
    78%
    76%
    85%
    87%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 23 October

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 Dunbar 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 Dunbar 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 Dunbar 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 Dunbar 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 Dunbar 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 Dunbar 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 Dunbar 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 Dunbar 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 Dunbar 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 Dunbar 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 Dunbar 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 Dunbar 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 Dunbar 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 Dunbar 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 Dunbar 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 Dunbar 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 Dunbar 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 Dunbar 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 Dunbar 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 28 October

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 28 October

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 28 October

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 28 October

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 29 October

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 29 October

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 29 October

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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 29 October

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar 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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    Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mostly dry, rain east from morning, showers west later.

    Today:

    Cloudy but dry at first, outbreaks of rain, some heavy, spread to eastern parts from mid-morning. Scattered showers spread south over western parts towards the evening. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Tonight:

    The night will be cloudy with clear spells at times inland. Outbreaks of rain continue in the east but the showers in the west will clear towards the morning. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Friday:

    Bright spells and dry west at first. Rain spreads west from the morning becoming heavy at times in the north and the east. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Saturday and Sunday will remain mostly dry but cold and breezy with bright or sunny spells. Outbreaks of rain will spread east from Monday morning becoming widespread and heavy later.

    Updated:

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