Check the Beach

Carnoustie Beach

Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom

Carnoustie Beach 1 photo

  • Carnoustie bay. A view across the bay.

    Carnoustie bay. A view across the bay.. Gwen and James Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:49 pm
8 am
4.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
9 am
3.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.2
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.9
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
6°C43°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
149 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:49 pm
Today
4.0Fair8 am1610
3.3Poor9 am1610
2.7Poor10 am1811
2.4Poor11 am1711
2.0Poor12 pm2314
1.8Poor1 pm2415
1.8Poor2 pm2314
1.4Poor3 pm2314
1.2Poor4 pm2817
0.9Poor5 pm3220
Sat
4.6Fair9 am74
4.6Fair10 am96
3.5Poor11 am2113
2.1Poor12 pm3220
1.6Poor1 pm3723
1.3Poor2 pm4930
1.2Poor3 pm5232
1.0Poor4 pm5433
1.0Poor5 pm5132
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -1.8 m. High at 1 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.8 m. High at 1 am, 1.4 mLow 6 am, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 1 pm, 1.4 m4 ftLow 7 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 1 am, 1.4 m5 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 6 am, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 1 pm, 1.4 m4 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 1 am, 1.4 m5 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 74 km/h46 mph, rain 56%
  • Mon3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h23 mph, rain 62%
  • Tue2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 67 km/h42 mph, rain 48%
  • Wed4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 10%
  • Thu5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 11%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms270 m890 ft away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m450 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink14 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables140 m450 ft away
  • Playground440 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
230 m740 ftChurch Street at Aboukir Hotel
Nearest town
480 m0.3 miCarnoustie (town)
Nearest airport
17 km11 miLeuchars Station (ADX)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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