Check the Beach

Whitesands

East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Whitesands 1 photo

  • Whitesands Bay in East Lothian

    Whitesands Bay in East Lothian. Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:49 pm
8 am
2.6
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
Now
1.9
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.6
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.0
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.9
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.9
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.9
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.9
46 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.8
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.7
53 km/h33 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
12°C53°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
3321 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
4830 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
67%
Sunset
5:49 pm
Today
2.6Poor8 am3220
1.9PoorNow3321
1.6Poor10 am3019
1.0Poor11 am3220
0.9Poor12 pm3220
0.9Poor1 pm4226
0.9Poor2 pm4528
0.9Poor3 pm4629
0.8Poor4 pm5333
0.7Poor5 pm5333
Sat
4.2Fair8 am1610
4.2Fair9 am1610
3.9Poor10 am2213
2.9Poor11 am2818
1.9Poor12 pm3924
1.9Poor1 pm2415
1.3Poor2 pm4931
1.2Poor3 pm5434
1.2Poor4 pm5434
1.2Poor5 pm5132
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.8 m. High at 1 am, 1.4 m. Low at 7 am, -2.3 mHigh 1 pm, 1.4 m4 ftLow 7 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 1 am, 1.4 m5 ftLow 7 am, -2.3 m7 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 1 pm, 1.4 m4 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 1 am, 1.4 m5 ft
  • Low 7 am, -2.3 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.

  • Sun3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 87 km/h54 mph, rain 28%
  • Mon3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 60%
  • Tue2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 67 km/h41 mph, rain 47%
  • Wed4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h28 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 9%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms250 m830 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 220 m720 ft. Listed as paid
  • Picnic tables230 m770 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
3.5 km2.2 miDunbar (town)
Nearest airport
49 km30 miLeuchars Station (ADX)

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

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