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Longniddry Bents

East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Longniddry Bents 3 photos

  • Beach, Longniddry View across the beach towards Longniddry Bents Car Park no. 3.

    Beach, Longniddry View across the beach towards Longniddry Bents Car Park no. 3.. Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Igneous rock, Longniddry A band of igneous rock that runs out to sea and becomes Wrecked and Long Craigs off Port Seton.

    Igneous rock, Longniddry A band of igneous rock that runs out to sea and becomes Wrecked and Long Craigs off Port Seton.. Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Kayaks, Longniddry Paddling over an area which dries at low tide. Lomond Hills in the background.

    Kayaks, Longniddry Paddling over an area which dries at low tide. Lomond Hills in the background.. 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
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
2.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.2
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.2
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.2
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.1
44 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.1
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor

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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
74 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:51 pm
Today
4.0Fair8 am74
2.6Poor9 am53
2.4Poor10 am149
2.1Poor11 am2113
1.8Poor12 pm1912
1.2Poor1 pm3823
1.2Poor2 pm4025
1.2Poor3 pm4025
1.1Poor4 pm4428
1.1Poor5 pm3823
Sat
4.5Fair9 am1610
4.4Fair10 am1610
3.2Poor11 am2516
2.4Poor12 pm2717
1.5Poor1 pm3119
1.5Poor2 pm4327
1.5Poor3 pm4830
1.5Poor4 pm5031
1.5Poor5 pm4327
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 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 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.

About Longniddry Bents

Longniddry Bents is a sandy beach located in East Lothian, Scotland, UK. It is 0.63 miles long and has a nearby beach called Seton Sands, which is 0.97 miles away. The nearest town is Longniddry, 0.65 miles away, and there are four parking areas within 500 meters.

From Wikipedia

Longniddry Bents is a beach just north of Longniddry in East Lothian, Scotland.

The beach is almost 2 miles in length, which includes Gosford Bay to the east side, and the rockier Seton Sands to the west. Along the beach are the remains of a wall of concrete tank traps erected during World War II as protection from any attempted German invasion. Many of these are now hidden in the surrounding sea-grass and sea buckthorn bushes.

Source: Longniddry Bents on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms470 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 420 m0.3 mi. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 500 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
500 m0.3 miFerny Ness
Nearest town
1 km0.6 miLongniddry (town)
Nearest airport
29 km18 miEdinburgh Airport (EDI)

Nearby places

  • AlandasFish and chips
    500 m0.3 mi

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

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