Wardie Bay Beach

City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:53 pm

9 am
2.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor

10 am
1.8
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor

11 am
1.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor

12 pm
1.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor

1 pm
1.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor

2 pm
1.5
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor

3 pm
1.5
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor

4 pm
1.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor

5 pm
1.8
21 km/h13 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: 7°C44°F
Water: 12°C53°F
Wind: 159 km/hmph N
Gusts: 2717 km/hmph
Waves: <0.1 m<1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 2%
Sunset: 5:53 pm

Today

2.9Poor9 am1610

1.8Poor10 am2214

1.7Poor11 am2314

1.3Poor12 pm2616

1.3Poor1 pm2817

1.5Poor2 pm2717

1.5Poor3 pm2515

1.6Poor4 pm2314

1.8Poor5 pm2113

Sat

4.7Fair9 am106

4.5Fair10 am149

3.8Poor11 am149

2.9Poor12 pm149

2.5Poor1 pm138

1.6Poor2 pm2717

1.5Poor3 pm3522

1.5Poor4 pm4326

1.2Poor5 pm3924

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

Tide, next 24 hours

High 1 pm, 1.6 m5 ft
Low 7 pm, -2.0 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.

Sun2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h29 mph, rain 65%
Mon5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 62%
Tue2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 65%
Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h15 mph, rain 11%
Thu5.7 GoodBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 12%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m400 ft. Fee not listed
Food and drink9 within 1 km0.6 mi
Picnic tables480 m0.3 mi away
Playground480 m0.3 mi away
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 100 m310 ftWardie Steps
Nearest town: 3.5 km2.2 miEdinburgh (city)
Nearest airport: 10 km6 miEdinburgh Airport (EDI)

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

Nearby beaches

Royston Beach1.4 km0.9 mi west away
2.1 Poor later
Drum Sands3.7 km2.3 mi west away
2.1 Poor later
East Sands of Leith4.1 km2.5 mi east away
1.7 Poor later
Cramond Foreshore4.9 km3.0 mi west away
2.1 Poor later
Portobello Beach7.3 km4.5 mi south-east away
1.7 Poor later