Check the Beach

Joppa Shore

City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Joppa Shore 2 photos

  • Rock Cottage, Joppa Pans

    Rock Cottage, Joppa Pans. Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Sperm whale at Joppa

    Sperm whale at Joppa. M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:52 pm
9 am
2.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.9
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.2
28 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.2
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.2
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.2
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.2
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.2
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
7°C45°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph N
Gusts
3220 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
29%
Sunset
5:52 pm
Today
2.7Poor9 am1912
1.7Poor10 am2314
1.9Poor11 am2516
1.2Poor12 pm2818
1.2Poor1 pm3421
1.2Poor2 pm3622
1.2Poor3 pm3421
1.2Poor4 pm3522
1.2Poor5 pm3019
Sat
4.6Fair9 am149
4.7Fair10 am138
3.3Poor11 am2314
2.5Poor12 pm2314
1.5Poor1 pm3019
1.5Poor2 pm4025
1.5Poor3 pm4025
1.5Poor4 pm3220
1.5Poor5 pm3522
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 1.6 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.9 m. High at 1 am, 1.5 m. Low at 7 am, -2.4 mHigh 1 pm, 1.6 m5 ftLow 7 pm, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 1 am, 1.5 m5 ftLow 7 am, -2.4 m8 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 1 pm, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -1.9 m6 ft
  • High 1 am, 1.5 m5 ft
  • Low 7 am, -2.4 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.

  • Sun3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 50 km/h31 mph, rain 49%
  • Mon5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 54%
  • Tue2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 53%
  • Wed4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 10%
  • Thu5.8 GoodBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 9%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m340 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Boat ramp420 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
90 m310 ftJoppa Pans
Nearest town
1.6 km1 miNewcraighall (village)
Nearest airport
17 km11 miEdinburgh Airport (EDI)

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

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