Check the Beach

Culbin Sands

Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom

Culbin Sands 3 photos

  • Path to the coast, Culbin

    Path to the coast, Culbin. Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Dune slack, Culbin

    Dune slack, Culbin. Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Track in Culbin Forest

    Track in Culbin Forest. Alan Hodgson, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:50 pm
9 am
4.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.8
4 km/h3 mph wind, Poor

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
1°C34°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
53 km/hmph SE
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:50 pm
Today
4.7Fair9 am53
4.8Fair10 am42
4.6Fair11 am21
4.5Fair12 pm21
4.3Fair1 pm64
3.9Poor2 pm74
3.4Poor3 pm64
3.0Poor4 pm42
2.8Poor5 pm43
Sat
4.7Fair9 am117
4.7Fair10 am95
4.2Fair11 am85
2.8Poor12 pm2214
2.6Poor1 pm2113
1.7Poor2 pm3220
1.5Poor3 pm3018
1.4Poor4 pm2918
1.6Poor5 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 11 am, 1.1 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.3 m. High at 10 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 5 am, -1.8 mHigh 11 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 5 pm, -1.3 m4 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 5 am, -1.8 m6 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • High 11 am, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -1.3 m4 ft
  • High 10 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 5 am, -1.8 m6 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.

  • Sun1.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 74 km/h46 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon5.5 GoodBest 9 am to 10 amWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 40%
  • Tue2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 79 km/h49 mph, rain 76%
  • Wed5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 21%
  • Thu6.6 GoodBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 10%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.7 km2.3 miKintessack (village)
Nearest airport
22 km14 miRAF Lossiemouth (LMO)

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

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