Sea weather in Peterhead in Scotland All the beach weather in Peterhead

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in Peterhead in Scotland, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in Peterhead over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in Peterhead in Scotland this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in Peterhead. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Saturday 18 July 202652°F to 56°Fdiscouraged
Sunday 19 July 202654°F to 58°Fdiscouraged
Monday 20 July 202656°F to 58°Fdiscouraged
Tuesday 21 July 202656°F to 61°Fnot recommended
Wednesday 22 July 202654°F to 56°Fnot recommended
Thursday 23 July 202652°F to 59°Fdiscouraged
Friday 24 July 202656°F to 61°Frecommended

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Peterhead

Sea weather on Saturday 18 July 2026

On Saturday 18 July 2026, the sun will rise at 04:36 and will set at 21:49 on the beach(es) of Peterhead. The outside temperature will be a high of 56°F t and a low of 52°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 22.4mph km/h (with gusts up to 31.7mph). Wave height will be up to 6.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)
Perceived temperature10°C (50°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (48°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity83%84%79%78%82%75%78%81%
Barometric pressure1020 hPa1020 hPa1021 hPa1022 hPa1023 hPa1024 hPa1024 hPa1024 hPa
Cloud cover100%94%90%91%81%79%19%49%
Heat index13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)
Dew point10°C (50°F)10°C (49°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (48°F)10°C (49°F)8°C (47°F)8°C (47°F)9°C (48°F)
Wind
Speed34km/h (21mph)32km/h (20mph)30km/h (18mph)33km/h (21mph)36km/h (22mph)34km/h (21mph)33km/h (21mph)35km/h (22mph)
Gusts48km/h (30mph)45km/h (28mph)41km/h (25mph)45km/h (28mph)50km/h (31mph)50km/h (31mph)40km/h (25mph)51km/h (32mph)
Direction 335°
NNW
344°
NNW
339°
NNW
334°
NNW
341°
NNW
338°
NNW
333°
NNW
334°
NNW
Wind chill10°C (50°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (48°F)
Waves
Height1.2m (3.9ft)1.4m (4.5ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.2ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.9m (6.2ft)2.0m (6.5ft)2.0m (6.5ft)
Direction 17°
NNE
16°
NNE
19°
NNE
35°
NE
39°
NE
39°
NE
42°
NE
39°
NE
Period5.7 sec.5.7 sec.5.7 sec.6.4 sec.6.2 sec.7.0 sec.8.3 sec.8.6 sec.
Significant height1.5m (4.9ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 19 July 2026

On Sunday 19 July 2026, the sun will rise at 04:38 and will set at 21:48 on the beach(es) of Peterhead. The outside temperature will be a high of 58°F t and a low of 54°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 19.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 28mph). Wave height will be up to 6.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)
Perceived temperature9°C (48°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (49°F)11°C (51°F)12°C (53°F)13°C (55°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (54°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity79%81%80%75%78%77%90%93%
Barometric pressure1024 hPa1024 hPa1024 hPa1025 hPa1026 hPa1026 hPa1026 hPa1026 hPa
Cloud cover69%64%59%12%11%61%100%100%
Heat index12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)
Dew point8°C (47°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (48°F)10°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)
Wind
Speed32km/h (20mph)31km/h (19mph)31km/h (19mph)29km/h (18mph)20km/h (13mph)15km/h (9mph)21km/h (13mph)15km/h (9mph)
Gusts45km/h (28mph)45km/h (28mph)43km/h (27mph)39km/h (24mph)31km/h (19mph)23km/h (15mph)32km/h (20mph)24km/h (15mph)
Direction 336°
NNW
330°
NNW
327°
NNW
328°
NNW
332°
NNW
341°
NNW
349°
N
319°
NW
Wind chill9°C (48°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (49°F)11°C (51°F)12°C (53°F)13°C (55°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (54°F)
Waves
Height2.1m (6.9ft)2.1m (7.0ft)2.1m (7.0ft)2.0m (6.7ft)1.9m (6.1ft)1.7m (5.5ft)1.5m (5.0ft)1.4m (4.5ft)
Direction 42°
NE
41°
NE
39°
NE
39°
NE
39°
NE
39°
NE
37°
NE
37°
NE
Period9.2 sec.9.3 sec.9.3 sec.9.2 sec.9.1 sec.8.8 sec.8.4 sec.8.3 sec.
Significant height0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.2m (0.7ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)

Sea weather on Monday 20 July 2026

On Monday 20 July 2026, the sun will rise at 04:40 and will set at 21:46 on the beach(es) of Peterhead. The outside temperature will be a high of 58°F t and a low of 56°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 17.4mph km/h (with gusts up to 24.9mph). Wave height will be up to 3.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)
Perceived temperature11°C (52°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity91%92%91%86%83%81%84%90%
Barometric pressure1027 hPa1027 hPa1028 hPa1029 hPa1030 hPa1030 hPa1030 hPa1031 hPa
Cloud cover100%94%72%72%88%34%17%74%
Heat index13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)
Dew point12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)
Wind
Speed24km/h (15mph)28km/h (17mph)27km/h (17mph)23km/h (14mph)19km/h (12mph)17km/h (11mph)16km/h (10mph)15km/h (10mph)
Gusts35km/h (22mph)40km/h (25mph)38km/h (24mph)31km/h (19mph)28km/h (17mph)27km/h (17mph)27km/h (17mph)25km/h (16mph)
Direction 324°
NW
329°
NNW
328°
NNW
339°
NNW
344°
NNW
348°
NNW
352°
N
340°
NNW
Wind chill11°C (52°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)
Waves
Height1.2m (4.1ft)1.1m (3.8ft)1.1m (3.5ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3.1ft)0.8m (2.8ft)0.8m (2.5ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Direction 38°
NE
37°
NE
35°
NE
36°
NE
38°
NE
35°
NE
33°
NNE
32°
NNE
Period8.1 sec.8.0 sec.7.7 sec.7.5 sec.7.3 sec.7.1 sec.7.0 sec.7.0 sec.
Significant height0.3m (1ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 21 July 2026

On Tuesday 21 July 2026, the sun will rise at 04:42 and will set at 21:44 on the beach(es) of Peterhead. The outside temperature will be a high of 61°F t and a low of 56°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 26.7mph km/h (with gusts up to 27.3mph). Wave height will be up to 3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (56°F)15°C (58°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)
Perceived temperature11°C (52°F)11°C (51°F)12°C (53°F)13°C (55°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity91%91%89%80%74%75%87%85%
Barometric pressure1030 hPa1030 hPa1030 hPa1029 hPa1028 hPa1027 hPa1026 hPa1025 hPa
Cloud cover85%50%25%3%35%48%100%89%
Heat index13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (56°F)15°C (58°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)
Dew point12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)
Wind
Speed20km/h (13mph)19km/h (12mph)21km/h (13mph)25km/h (15mph)26km/h (16mph)30km/h (19mph)37km/h (23mph)43km/h (27mph)
Gusts32km/h (20mph)34km/h (21mph)31km/h (19mph)36km/h (22mph)43km/h (26mph)32km/h (20mph)40km/h (25mph)44km/h (27mph)
Direction 313°
NW
294°
WNW
304°
NW
307°
NW
299°
WNW
298°
WNW
295°
WNW
307°
NW
Wind chill11°C (52°F)11°C (51°F)12°C (53°F)13°C (55°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)
Waves
Height0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.5ft)0.8m (2.5ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (2.9ft)
Direction 30°
NNE

N

N
359°
N
357°
N
352°
N
349°
N
351°
N
Period6.8 sec.6.3 sec.8.9 sec.9.3 sec.9.2 sec.9.1 sec.9.1 sec.9.1 sec.
Significant height0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 22 July 2026

On Wednesday 22 July 2026, the sun will rise at 04:43 and will set at 21:43 on the beach(es) of Peterhead. The outside temperature will be a high of 56°F t and a low of 54°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 26.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 36mph). Wave height will be up to 4.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)
Perceived temperature10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (49°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (48°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity87%90%87%85%81%78%78%76%
Barometric pressure1025 hPa1024 hPa1024 hPa1023 hPa1023 hPa1024 hPa1024 hPa1024 hPa
Cloud cover90%89%42%68%74%100%87%97%
Heat index13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)
Dew point11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (49°F)9°C (48°F)8°C (47°F)8°C (46°F)
Wind
Speed41km/h (25mph)34km/h (21mph)37km/h (23mph)42km/h (26mph)42km/h (26mph)40km/h (25mph)37km/h (23mph)35km/h (22mph)
Gusts58km/h (36mph)49km/h (30mph)52km/h (32mph)56km/h (35mph)56km/h (35mph)56km/h (35mph)54km/h (33mph)50km/h (31mph)
Direction 321°
NW
322°
NW
330°
NNW
332°
NNW
337°
NNW
340°
NNW
342°
NNW
341°
NNW
Wind chill10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (49°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (48°F)
Waves
Height1.0m (3.1ft)1.1m (3.5ft)1.3m (4.2ft)1.3m (4.4ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.9m (3.1ft)0.8m (2.8ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Direction 349°
N
350°
N
348°
NNW
353°
N
353°
N
360°
N

N
11°
N
Period9.1 sec.9.1 sec.9.1 sec.9.1 sec.9.1 sec.9.1 sec.9.1 sec.9.1 sec.
Significant height0.8m (2.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.6m (2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 23 July 2026

On Thursday 23 July 2026, the sun will rise at 04:45 and will set at 21:41 on the beach(es) of Peterhead. The outside temperature will be a high of 59°F t and a low of 52°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 18mph km/h (with gusts up to 25.5mph). Wave height will be up to 2.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (57°F)15°C (58°F)14°C (57°F)11°C (52°F)14°C (57°F)
Perceived temperature9°C (49°F)10°C (49°F)11°C (51°F)12°C (54°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)9°C (49°F)14°C (57°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity77%77%80%80%78%77%80%86%
Barometric pressure1024 hPa1024 hPa1024 hPa1024 hPa1024 hPa1023 hPa1023 hPa1025 hPa
Cloud cover100%100%81%94%18%3%0%4%
Heat index12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (57°F)15°C (58°F)14°C (57°F)11°C (52°F)14°C (57°F)
Dew point8°C (47°F)8°C (47°F)10°C (49°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)10°C (49°F)8°C (46°F)11°C (53°F)
Wind
Speed28km/h (18mph)29km/h (18mph)25km/h (15mph)20km/h (12mph)12km/h (8mph)1km/h (1mph)15km/h (10mph)5km/h (3mph)
Gusts39km/h (24mph)41km/h (25mph)35km/h (22mph)27km/h (17mph)20km/h (12mph)3km/h (2mph)33km/h (20mph)9km/h (5mph)
Direction 338°
NNW
335°
NNW
332°
NNW
303°
WNW
310°
NW
244°
WSW
172°
S
188°
S
Wind chill9°C (49°F)10°C (49°F)11°C (51°F)12°C (54°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)9°C (49°F)14°C (57°F)
Waves
Height0.8m (2.5ft)0.8m (2.5ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.5ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.2ft)0.7m (2.2ft)0.6m (2.1ft)
Direction 17°
NNE
24°
NNE
37°
NE
28°
NNE
27°
NNE
25°
NNE
26°
NNE
25°
NNE
Period5.2 sec.5.4 sec.7.3 sec.6.4 sec.6.2 sec.6.0 sec.5.8 sec.5.7 sec.
Significant height1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)

Sea weather on Friday 24 July 2026

On Friday 24 July 2026, the sun will rise at 04:47 and will set at 21:39 on the beach(es) of Peterhead. The outside temperature will be a high of 61°F t and a low of 56°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 10.6mph km/h (with gusts up to 18.6mph). Wave height will be up to 2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature14°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)14°C (58°F)
Perceived temperature13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (57°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)13°C (55°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity82%81%76%66%74%78%78%85%
Barometric pressure1022 hPa1021 hPa1019 hPa1018 hPa1016 hPa1015 hPa1013 hPa1013 hPa
Cloud cover0%4%5%16%94%41%71%52%
Heat index14°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)14°C (58°F)
Dew point11°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (49°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)
Wind
Speed13km/h (8mph)9km/h (6mph)7km/h (4mph)11km/h (7mph)11km/h (7mph)11km/h (7mph)12km/h (8mph)17km/h (11mph)
Gusts26km/h (16mph)19km/h (12mph)13km/h (8mph)19km/h (12mph)21km/h (13mph)23km/h (14mph)24km/h (15mph)30km/h (19mph)
Direction 229°
SW
222°
SW
270°
W
272°
W
190°
S
173°
S
321°
NW
311°
NW
Wind chill13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (57°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)13°C (55°F)
Waves
Height0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (1.8ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.5ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.7ft)
Direction 21°
NNE
358°
N
349°
NNW
357°
N
315°
NW
309°
NW
308°
NW
319°
NW
Period5.6 sec.4.7 sec.4.5 sec.4.5 sec.4.4 sec.4.6 sec.3.4 sec.3.5 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

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