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Seton Sands

East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Seton Sands 2 photos

  • East Lothian Landscape : Flying Wolf over Seton Sands

    East Lothian Landscape : Flying Wolf over Seton Sands. Richard West, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Wreck Seton Sands East Lothian 2007 Wreck on the beach at Seton Sands near Edinburgh. Was a fishing boat at some time.

    Wreck Seton Sands East Lothian 2007 Wreck on the beach at Seton Sands near Edinburgh. Was a fishing boat at some time.. stephen samson, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:51 pm
Now
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

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
9°C48°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
74 km/hmph NE
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
29%
Sunset
5:51 pm
Today
4.0FairNow74
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 rising now. High at 1 pm, 1.6 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.9 m. High at 1 am, 1.5 m. Low at 7 am, -2.4 mHigh 1 pm, 1.6 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, 1.6 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.

  • Sun2.6 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 Seton Sands

From Wikipedia

Seton Sands is a rocky beach to the east of Port Seton, East Lothian, Scotland. It is situated at the western end of Longniddry Bents and is part of the John Muir Way coastal walk.

Low tide reveals many rock pools, then a flat sandy bed to the north which runs about 200 yards out to meet the Firth of Forth.

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

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
680 m0.4 miRoad End
Nearest town
1.7 km1.1 miLongniddry (town)
Nearest airport
27 km17 miEdinburgh Airport (EDI)

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

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