Sandend (Aberdeenshire) 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 intervals 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, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next high tide (3.2m) at

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    8 day forecast for Sandend

    Today (4 April 2025)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    14
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    11
    E
    8
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    21
    19
    18
    16
    13
    11
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    72%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    81%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    UV 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    14
    14
    13
    11
    8
    7
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 April 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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy 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
    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)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    5
    E
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    3
    ESE
    3
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    5
    E
    7
    E
    9
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    E
    10
    E
    8
    ESE
    6
    SE
    5
    SE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    7
    9
    16
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    14
    13
    12
    11
    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
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    82%
    74%
    69%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    72%
    75%
    79%
    84%
    86%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    7
    9
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    10
    8
    6
    5
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    4
    SE
    4
    SE
    4
    SE
    6
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    NW
    7
    SE
    6
    SSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    14
    18
    18
    16
    16
    14
    11
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    88%
    86%
    69%
    56%
    58%
    73%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    5
    10
    9
    8
    5
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    4
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    4
    NW
    5
    N
    6
    NE
    6
    E
    5
    SE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    9
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    89%
    73%
    72%
    69%
    80%
    92%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    5
    4
    5
    6
    6
    5
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    3
    SW
    3
    SSW
    2
    NNE
    4
    NNE
    7
    NE
    6
    NE
    5
    E
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    5
    7
    10
    13
    12
    9
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    83%
    76%
    76%
    81%
    92%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    3
    4
    6
    6
    5
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    3
    NW
    4
    NW
    4
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    6
    NW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    7
    9
    12
    13
    12
    7
    5
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    95%
    96%
    83%
    74%
    72%
    81%
    96%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    4
    4
    7
    8
    8
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    9
    9
    6
    3
    4
    4
    17
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (10 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    5
    WSW
    5
    SW
    6
    W
    7
    WNW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    8
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    4
    5
    8
    14
    15
    13
    8
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    97%
    96%
    94%
    74%
    61%
    57%
    72%
    86%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (11 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    10
    W
    11
    WNW
    11
    W
    9
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    9
    14
    18
    18
    16
    9
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    83%
    84%
    67%
    57%
    56%
    71%
    84%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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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    Grampian weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry with sunny spells Saturday afternoon, cloudy early and late.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    This evening will be dry with increasing amounts of cloud. The rest of the night will be dry but clouding over for most places. Remaining clearer across western Moray and western Aberdeenshire where a frost may develop. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Saturday:

    A dry day although a cloudy morning away from the far west. The afternoon will see some sunshine but some cloud lingering across eastern Aberdeenshire. Rather cold. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Cloudy start on Sunday in the east, otherwise dry and sunny. Dry and sunny on Monday and becoming warmer. Dry and sunny, but cloudier again on Tuesday. Overnight frost.

    Updated:

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