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Kinghorn Beach

Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Today’s timelapse
Kinghorn › South-east: Kinghorn Beach - Long Craig

Kinghorn Beach 2 photos

  • Kinghorn The beach and prom at Kinghorn.

    Kinghorn The beach and prom at Kinghorn.. Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Kinghorn Bay

    Kinghorn Bay. Josef Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:52 pm
9 am
2.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.1
22 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.7
22 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.6
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.5
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.8
28 km/h17 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°C53°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:52 pm
Today
2.6Poor9 am1912
2.1Poor10 am2213
2.1Poor11 am2214
1.7Poor12 pm2213
1.6Poor1 pm2717
1.6Poor2 pm2616
1.3Poor3 pm3019
1.5Poor4 pm3421
1.8Poor5 pm2817
Sat
4.7Fair9 am117
4.2Fair10 am1711
3.6Poor11 am1711
2.4Poor12 pm2717
1.6Poor1 pm2918
1.5Poor2 pm3220
1.5Poor3 pm4326
1.5Poor4 pm4427
1.5Poor5 pm4729
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, -2.0 m. High at 1 am, 1.5 mLow 7 am, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 1 pm, 1.6 m5 ftLow 7 pm, -2.0 m6 ftHigh 1 am, 1.5 m5 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 7 am, -1.9 m6 ft
  • High 1 pm, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -2.0 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.

  • Sun2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 50 km/h31 mph, rain 69%
  • Mon4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 70%
  • Tue2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 53%
  • Wed4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 14%
  • Thu5.8 GoodBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 12%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms170 m560 ft away
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m530 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables140 m440 ft away
  • Playground310 m0.2 mi away
  • Boat ramp120 m400 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
270 m900 ftMemorial
Nearest town
360 m0.2 miKinghorn (town)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miEdinburgh Airport (EDI)

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

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