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 08:38 AM and sunset is at 03:37 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Low air temperatures (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Low air temperatures (max 9°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
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
1:13PM4.17m
1:37AM4.19m
1:51PM4.28m
2:17AM4.26m
2:28PM4.37m
2:55AM4.27m
3:04PM4.43m
3:33AM4.23m
3:40PM4.46m
4:11AM4.15m
4:16PM4.46m
4:50AM4.06m
4:52PM4.41m
5:31AM3.97m
5:32PM4.33m
6:18AM3.89m
6:17PM4.22m
7:10AM3.84m
7:11PM4.10m
8:08AM3.82m
8:13PM4.03m
9:10AM3.87m
9:22PM4.03m
Low Tide
7:01AM1.10m
7:22PM0.95m
7:39AM1.00m
7:59PM0.79m
8:15AM0.93m
8:37PM0.67m
8:50AM0.89m
9:14PM0.61m
9:25AM0.89m
9:52PM0.59m
10:00AM0.94m
10:30PM0.61m
10:37AM1.02m
11:09PM0.66m
11:15AM1.14m
11:50PM0.73m
11:58AM1.27m
00:34AM0.82m
12:46PM1.41m
1:26AM0.91m
1:44PM1.50m
2:26AM1.00m
2:54PM1.52m
3:37AM1.04m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SE
2
0.5
SW
3
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.3
SW
3
0.2
S
2
0.4
SE
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
6
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 km/h
20
SSW
20
SSE
30
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
20
SW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
SE
5
SSE
5
NE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
E
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
5
E
5
E
10
E
5
E
 mm 
2
3
4
2
2
2
max°C
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
6
8
7
9
9
8
8
6
6
8
7
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
6
4
4
5
4
Moonrise
7:55
9:05
9:58
10:34
10:56
11:10
11:19
11:26
11:32
11:37
11:43
11:51
Moonset
1:35
2:12
3:07
4:19
5:42
7:08
8:33
9:58
11:24
12:51
2:23
Sunrise
8:38
8:38
8:40
8:40
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:42
8:42
Sunset
3:37
3:37
3:37
3:37
3:38
3:40
3:40
3:41
3:41
3:42
3:42
3:44
Today's sea temperature in Prestonpans is
8.3° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 9.4 max: 10.1 min: 8.3°C)
Issued (local time): 11 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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