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East Beach

Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom

East Beach 3 photos

  • An ominous sky over East Beach, Nairn

    An ominous sky over East Beach, Nairn. Peter Bond, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Sand ripples, East Beach, Nairn

    Sand ripples, East Beach, Nairn. Carol Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Driftwood Nairn East Beach

    Driftwood Nairn East Beach. Peter Bond, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:50 pm
9 am
4.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.6
6 km/h4 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
0°C32°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
53 km/hmph S
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:50 pm
Today
4.7Fair9 am74
4.7Fair10 am53
4.5Fair11 am42
4.1Fair12 pm74
3.8Poor1 pm64
3.4Poor2 pm96
3.0Poor3 pm106
2.7Poor4 pm85
2.6Poor5 pm64
Sat
4.4Fair9 am1710
4.7Fair10 am96
4.1Fair11 am85
3.2Poor12 pm149
2.4Poor1 pm1912
1.6Poor2 pm4226
1.5Poor3 pm4125
1.5Poor4 pm3623
1.3Poor5 pm3019
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 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 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.

  • Sun1.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 70 km/h43 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 48%
  • Tue2.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 76 km/h47 mph, rain 82%
  • Wed5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 21%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 8%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms450 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.7 km1.1 miNairn (town)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miInverness Airport (INV)

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

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