Saltpan Spit

Scotland, United Kingdom

No photo of Saltpan Spit yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:59 pm

Now
2.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor

10 am
2.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor

11 am
2.3
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor

12 pm
1.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor

1 pm
1.7
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor

2 pm
1.6
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor

3 pm
1.5
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor

4 pm
1.4
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor

5 pm
1.7
38 km/h23 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: 6°C43°F
Water: 13°C55°F
Wind: 149 km/hmph NNE
Gusts: 1811 km/hmph
Waves: 0.2 m<1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 74%
Sunset: 5:59 pm

Today

2.9PoorNow149

2.6Poor10 am74

2.3Poor11 am1710

1.7Poor12 pm3119

1.7Poor1 pm3220

1.6Poor2 pm3220

1.5Poor3 pm3723

1.4Poor4 pm3823

1.7Poor5 pm3823

Sat

1.8Poor9 am2717

1.6Poor10 am3119

1.4Poor11 am3321

0.9Poor12 pm4528

0.7Poor1 pm5232

0.7Poor2 pm5534

0.7Poor3 pm5031

0.9Poor4 pm5735

0.6Poor5 pm6741

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 10 am, 0.1 m<1 ft
Low 4 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
High 10 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
Low 5 am, -2.1 m7 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.

Sun0.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 55 km/h34 mph, rain 98%
Mon3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 85%
Tue0.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 51 km/h32 mph, rain 87%
Wed3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 42%
Thu4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 16%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town: 3.2 km2 miPrestwick (town)
Nearest airport: 4 km2 miGlasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK)

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

Nearby beaches

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1.6 Poor tomorrow
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1.7 Poor tomorrow
Ardeer Beach14 km8.6 mi north away
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Croy Beach17 km10 mi south-west away
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