Drum Sands
Scotland, United Kingdom
Today at a glance
Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:53 pm3.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
1.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
1.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
1.6
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
1.4
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
2.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
1.8
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2.2
18 km/h11 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
- 4°C40°F
- Water
- 12°C53°F
- Wind
- 64 km/hmph E
- Gusts
- 138 km/hmph
- Waves
- <0.1 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:53 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 7 am, -1.9 m6 ft
- High 1 pm, 1.6 m5 ft
- Low 7 pm, -2.0 m6 ft
- High 1 am, 1.5 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.
- Sun2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h29 mph, rain 69%
- Mon5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 70%
- Tue2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 53%
- Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h15 mph, rain 14%
- Thu5.7 GoodBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 12%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 900 m0.6 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 960 m0.6 miSilverknowes Promenade
- Nearest town
- 6.2 km3.8 miDalmeny (village)
- Nearest airport
- 7 km4 miEdinburgh Airport (EDI)
Nearby places
- Boardwalk Beach ClubFood and drink900 m0.6 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Cramond Foreshore1.5 km0.9 mi south-west away2.2 Poor later
- Royston Beach2.3 km1.4 mi east away2.2 Poor later
- Wardie Bay Beach3.7 km2.3 mi east away2.2 Poor later
- Black Sands7.2 km4.5 mi north away2.2 Poor later
- Silver Sands7.4 km4.6 mi north away2.2 Poor later