Prestonpans Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Prestonpans Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 08:41 AM and sunset is at 03:41 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Low air temperatures (max 5°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Air temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
6:18AM3.89m
6:17PM4.22m
7:10AM3.84m
7:11PM4.10m
8:08AM3.82m
8:13PM4.03m
9:10AM3.87m
9:22PM4.03m
10:13AM3.98m
10:32PM4.14m
11:14AM4.15m
11:39PM4.33m
12:12PM4.36m
00:41AM4.56m
1:06PM4.60m
1:39AM4.75m
1:58PM4.82m
2:33AM4.87m
2:46PM4.98m
3:24AM4.88m
3:33PM5.07m
4:14AM4.78m
4:19PM5.05m
5:02AM4.60m
Low Tide
11:58AM1.27m
00:34AM0.82m
12:46PM1.41m
1:26AM0.91m
1:44PM1.50m
2:26AM1.00m
2:54PM1.52m
3:37AM1.04m
4:11PM1.39m
4:51AM0.98m
5:23PM1.12m
5:58AM0.84m
6:26PM0.76m
6:56AM0.68m
7:22PM0.41m
7:47AM0.55m
8:13PM0.12m
8:34AM0.48m
9:01PM-0.06m
9:19AM0.50m
9:47PM-0.11m
10:01AM0.59m
10:32PM-0.03m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
12
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
13
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
5
0.5
SW
3
0.3
NE
5
0.3
SW
2
0.7
WSW
3
1.3
WSW
4
1
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
WSW
3
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
10
NNE
25
NE
15
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
W
0
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
15
SW
30
WSW
30
W
35
WNW
30
NW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
40
WSW
55
WSW
45
W
35
W
30
W
 mm 
3
1
1
2
max°C
5
5
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
5
4
6
8
7
7
8
5
7
10
10
11
12
10
7
7
5
Moonrise
11:32
11:37
11:43
11:51
12:02
12:21
12:54
1:53
3:20
5:00
6:39
8:12
Moonset
11:24
12:51
2:23
4:01
5:43
7:22
8:43
9:35
10:03
10:20
10:30
Sunrise
8:41
8:41
8:42
8:42
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:40
Sunset
3:41
3:42
3:42
3:44
3:45
3:47
3:48
3:48
3:51
3:52
3:52
3:55
Today's sea temperature in Prestonpans is
8.0° C
(Statistics for 26 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 8.9 max: 9.6 min: 7.8°C)
Issued (local time): 5 am Friday 26 Dec 2025
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