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Old Beach

Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

No photo of Old Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:51 pm
9 am
3.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.1
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.1
31 km/h19 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
5°C42°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
1811 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
3320 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
24%
Sunset
5:51 pm
Today
3.2Poor9 am1711
2.6Poor10 am1912
1.7Poor11 am2214
2.2Poor12 pm2113
1.8Poor1 pm1811
1.6Poor2 pm2214
1.3Poor3 pm2616
1.1Poor4 pm3320
1.1Poor5 pm3119
Sat
4.7Fair9 am42
4.6Fair10 am138
3.6Poor11 am1811
2.5Poor12 pm2515
1.5Poor1 pm3019
1.5Poor2 pm3321
1.4Poor3 pm3320
1.4Poor4 pm3522
1.4Poor5 pm3119
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 1.5 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.9 m. High at 1 am, 1.5 m. Low at 7 am, -2.4 mHigh 1 pm, 1.5 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, 1.5 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.

  • Sun2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 56 km/h35 mph, rain 65%
  • Mon5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 61%
  • Tue2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 49 km/h30 mph, rain 51%
  • Wed4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu5.9 GoodBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 11%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 260 m840 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 590 m0.4 mi
  • Picnic tables220 m730 ft away
  • Playground220 m710 ft away
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
540 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
600 m0.4 miBuckhaven (town)
Nearest airport
26 km16 miLeuchars Station (ADX)

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

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