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Gullane Sands

East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Gullane Sands 1 photo

  • Gullane Sands About a kilometre offshore with a drainage channel running from a trapped body of water. The sands are very firm and give pleasant walking.

    Gullane Sands About a kilometre offshore with a drainage channel running from a trapped body of water. The sands are very firm and give pleasant walking.. Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:51 pm
8 am
3.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.2
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.2
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.2
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.1
46 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.1
40 km/h25 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
6°C42°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
53 km/hmph E
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:51 pm
Today
3.9Poor8 am138
3.0Poor9 am85
2.3Poor10 am1711
2.0Poor11 am2012
2.1Poor12 pm1811
1.2Poor1 pm3824
1.2Poor2 pm4226
1.2Poor3 pm4226
1.1Poor4 pm4628
1.1Poor5 pm4025
Sat
4.5Fair9 am1610
4.3Fair10 am1811
3.5Poor11 am2013
2.4Poor12 pm2717
1.7Poor1 pm2918
1.5Poor2 pm4125
1.5Poor3 pm4629
1.5Poor4 pm4930
1.5Poor5 pm3924
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.

  • Sun2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 78 km/h49 mph, rain 49%
  • Mon3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 54%
  • Tue2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 71 km/h44 mph, rain 53%
  • Wed3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h26 mph, rain 10%
  • Thu5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 9%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.7 km1.1 miAberlady (village)
Nearest airport
31 km19 miEdinburgh Airport (EDI)

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

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