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Portobello Beach

City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Portobello Beach 3 photos

  • Portobello beach

    Portobello beach. Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Portobello Beach éjszaka

    Portobello Beach éjszaka. Gyula Péter, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Portobello Promenade

    Portobello Promenade. Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:52 pm
9 am
2.3
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.2
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.2
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.2
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.2
36 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.2
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.2
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.2
32 km/h20 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°C47°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
2817 km/hmph N
Gusts
4327 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
31%
Sunset
5:52 pm
Today
2.3Poor9 am2717
1.2Poor10 am2918
1.6Poor11 am2616
1.2Poor12 pm3320
1.2Poor1 pm3421
1.2Poor2 pm3623
1.2Poor3 pm3723
1.2Poor4 pm3824
1.2Poor5 pm3220
Sat
4.4Fair9 am1711
4.6Fair10 am85
3.8Poor11 am138
2.6Poor12 pm2214
2.1Poor1 pm2013
1.5Poor2 pm3522
1.5Poor3 pm4629
1.5Poor4 pm4226
1.5Poor5 pm4126
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, -2.0 m. High at 1 am, 1.5 m. Low at 7 am, -2.4 mHigh 1 pm, 1.6 m5 ftLow 7 pm, -2.0 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, -2.0 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.

  • Sun3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 50 km/h31 mph, rain 65%
  • Mon5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 62%
  • Tue2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 65%
  • Wed4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 11%
  • Thu6.1 GoodBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 12%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms190 m630 ft away
  • Drinking water130 m430 ft away
  • Parking19 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m440 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink42 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
410 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
2.6 km1.6 miNewcraighall (village)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miEdinburgh Airport (EDI)

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

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