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Hedderwick Sands

East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Hedderwick Sands 3 photos

  • Coastal East Lothian : "Skeletal Remains" On Hedderwick Sands

    Coastal East Lothian : "Skeletal Remains" On Hedderwick Sands. Richard West, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Hedderwick Hill Plantation

    Hedderwick Hill Plantation. Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Undercut trees, Hedderwick Hill Plantation The sand is being eroded from under these trees.

    Undercut trees, Hedderwick Hill Plantation The sand is being eroded from under these trees.. Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:50 pm
Now
4.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
2.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.2
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.0
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.9
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.9
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.9
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.9
30 km/h19 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
8°C46°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
53 km/hmph E
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
28%
Sunset
5:50 pm
Today
4.0FairNow53
2.3Poor9 am2415
2.4Poor10 am149
1.6Poor11 am2314
1.2Poor12 pm2515
1.0Poor1 pm3019
0.9Poor2 pm3320
0.9Poor3 pm3421
0.9Poor4 pm3522
0.9Poor5 pm3019
Sat
4.6Fair9 am106
4.5Fair10 am138
3.6Poor11 am1811
2.1Poor12 pm2616
2.2Poor1 pm1912
1.3Poor2 pm3522
1.2Poor3 pm4427
1.1Poor4 pm4729
1.0Poor5 pm4528
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.8 m. High at 1 am, 1.4 m. Low at 7 am, -2.3 mHigh 1 pm, 1.4 m5 ftLow 7 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 1 am, 1.4 m5 ftLow 7 am, -2.3 m8 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 1 pm, 1.4 m5 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 1 am, 1.4 m5 ft
  • Low 7 am, -2.3 m8 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.

  • Sun3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 87 km/h54 mph, rain 28%
  • Mon3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 60%
  • Tue2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 67 km/h41 mph, rain 47%
  • Wed4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h28 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu5.9 GoodBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 9%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.1 km1.3 miWest Barns (village)
Nearest airport
45 km28 miLeuchars Station (ADX)

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

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