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West Beach

East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

West Beach 3 photos

  • West Beach at North Berwick

    West Beach at North Berwick. Jennifer Petrie, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • West Links North Berwick

    West Links North Berwick. edward mcmaihin, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • North Berwick From The West Beach Seaweed marks the line of high tide. In the summer the local council pays to have it removed. It seems some folk don't like seaweed on the beach.

    North Berwick From The West Beach Seaweed marks the line of high tide. In the summer the local council pays to have it removed. It seems some folk don't like seaweed on the beach.. DAVID JOHN SHERLOCK, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:50 pm
8 am
3.3
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.5
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.8
28 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.5
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.1
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.1
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.0
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.0
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.0
42 km/h26 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
10°C49°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
117 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:50 pm
Today
3.3Poor8 am2515
2.5Poor9 am2717
1.7Poor10 am3019
1.8Poor11 am2818
1.5Poor12 pm2918
1.1Poor1 pm3320
1.1Poor2 pm4125
1.0Poor3 pm4226
1.0Poor4 pm4528
1.0Poor5 pm4226
Sat
4.7Fair9 am127
4.3Fair10 am1912
3.5Poor11 am2113
2.3Poor12 pm2817
1.8Poor1 pm2818
1.4Poor2 pm3220
1.3Poor3 pm4528
1.3Poor4 pm5031
1.2Poor5 pm4629
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -1.9 m. High at 1 pm, 1.5 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.9 m. High at 1 am, 1.5 mLow 7 am, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 1 pm, 1.5 m5 ftLow 7 pm, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 1 am, 1.5 m5 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 7 am, -1.9 m6 ft
  • High 1 pm, 1.5 m5 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -1.9 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 78 km/h49 mph, rain 39%
  • Mon3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 58%
  • Tue2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 71 km/h44 mph, rain 49%
  • Wed3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h26 mph, rain 7%
  • Thu5.7 GoodBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 9%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms370 m0.2 mi away
  • Drinking water450 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 310 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink30 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Boat ramp180 m600 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
200 m660 ftBeach Road
Nearest town
300 m970 ftNorth Berwick (town)
Nearest airport
36 km22 miLeuchars Station (ADX)

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

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