Check the Beach

Gosford Sands

East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Gosford Sands 1 photo

  • Sands, Gosford Bay Thin layer of water on the sands.

    Sands, Gosford Bay Thin layer of water on the sands.. Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:51 pm
8 am
4.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
9 am
2.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.2
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.2
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.2
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.1
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.1
35 km/h22 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 SSE
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:51 pm
Today
4.0Fair8 am117
2.6Poor9 am53
2.5Poor10 am149
2.3Poor11 am1610
2.0Poor12 pm1610
1.2Poor1 pm3321
1.2Poor2 pm3622
1.2Poor3 pm3723
1.1Poor4 pm4125
1.1Poor5 pm3522
Sat
4.6Fair9 am149
4.5Fair10 am1610
3.5Poor11 am2013
2.5Poor12 pm2515
1.6Poor1 pm2818
1.5Poor2 pm3924
1.5Poor3 pm4427
1.5Poor4 pm4629
1.5Poor5 pm3823
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -1.9 m. High at 1 pm, 1.6 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.9 m. High at 1 am, 1.5 mLow 7 am, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 1 pm, 1.6 m5 ftLow 7 pm, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 1 am, 1.5 m5 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 7 am, -1.9 m6 ft
  • High 1 pm, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -1.9 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 66 km/h41 mph, rain 49%
  • Mon4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 54%
  • Tue2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 60 km/h37 mph, rain 53%
  • Wed4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 10%
  • Thu5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 9%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
590 m0.4 miGosford House Gate
Nearest town
2.6 km1.6 miLongniddry (town)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miEdinburgh Airport (EDI)

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

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