West Sands

Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:50 pm

9 am
3.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor

10 am
2.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor

11 am
2.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor

12 pm
2.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor

1 pm
2.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor

2 pm
1.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor

3 pm
1.3
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor

4 pm
1.4
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor

5 pm
1.3
26 km/h16 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: 12°C53°F
Wind: 95 km/hmph N
Gusts: 159 km/hmph
Waves: 0.3 m<1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 5:50 pm

Today

3.1Poor9 am2012

2.5Poor10 am2314

2.4Poor11 am1912

2.1Poor12 pm2113

2.0Poor1 pm1811

1.7Poor2 pm1811

1.3Poor3 pm2516

1.4Poor4 pm2214

1.3Poor5 pm2616

Sat

4.6Fair9 am106

4.3Fair10 am1711

3.5Poor11 am1912

2.5Poor12 pm2314

1.6Poor1 pm2717

1.0Poor2 pm3320

0.9Poor3 pm3924

1.0Poor4 pm4125

1.0Poor5 pm3623

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

Tide, next 24 hours

High 1 pm, 1.4 m4 ft
Low 7 pm, -1.8 m6 ft
High 1 am, 1.4 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.

Sun3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 73 km/h45 mph, rain 46%
Mon4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 58%
Tue2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 66 km/h41 mph, rain 43%
Wed4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 4%
Thu5.8 GoodBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 9%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town: 2.5 km1.6 miSt Andrews (town)
Nearest airport: 3 km2 miLeuchars Station (ADX)

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

Nearby beaches

Castle Sands2.5 km1.6 mi south-east away
3.4 Poor later
East Sands3.5 km2.1 mi south-east away
3.4 Poor later
Kinshaldy Beach6.4 km4.0 mi north away
2.8 Poor later
Green Scalp9.7 km6.0 mi north away
2.8 Poor later
Abertay Sands9.8 km6.1 mi north away
3.5 Poor later