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East Sands

Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Today’s timelapse
St Andrews › East: East Sands

East Sands 3 photos

  • East Sands, St Andrews

    East Sands, St Andrews. Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Pyranhas on East Sands A group of surf canoes on the East Sands with the harbour walls in the distance.

    Pyranhas on East Sands A group of surf canoes on the East Sands with the harbour walls in the distance.. Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • East Sands

    East Sands. Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:50 pm
8 am
4.0
1 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
9 am
3.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.1
20 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.4
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.1
28 km/h17 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
5°C41°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
32 km/hmph W
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:50 pm
Today
4.0Fair8 am11
3.2Poor9 am85
2.6Poor10 am95
2.1Poor11 am2013
2.2Poor12 pm1811
1.5Poor1 pm2314
1.6Poor2 pm2113
1.4Poor3 pm2515
1.4Poor4 pm2415
1.1Poor5 pm2817
Sat
4.6Fair9 am138
4.4Fair10 am1610
3.6Poor11 am2113
2.7Poor12 pm2314
1.7Poor1 pm2818
1.2Poor2 pm3421
1.0Poor3 pm3723
1.3Poor4 pm3924
1.2Poor5 pm3622
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 m5 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 m5 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.

  • Sun3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 73 km/h45 mph, rain 39%
  • Mon4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 67%
  • Tue2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 66 km/h41 mph, rain 49%
  • Wed4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 16%
  • Thu5.8 GoodBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 9%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 180 m600 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms210 m700 ft away
  • Drinking water210 m690 ft away
  • Parking12 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m450 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground200 m640 ft away
  • Boat ramp150 m510 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
270 m890 ft
Nearest town
1.1 km0.7 miSt Andrews (town)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miLeuchars Station (ADX)

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

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