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 — and sunset is at 04:12 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Low air temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Low air temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
12:57PM3.96m
1:25AM4.00m
1:39PM4.19m
2:06AM4.16m
2:16PM4.42m
2:44AM4.29m
2:51PM4.62m
3:19AM4.37m
3:24PM4.75m
3:54AM4.41m
3:57PM4.82m
4:29AM4.41m
4:31PM4.81m
5:05AM4.36m
5:07PM4.71m
5:45AM4.26m
5:48PM4.55m
6:29AM4.12m
6:36PM4.33m
7:22AM3.95m
7:37PM4.09m
8:26AM3.80m
8:53PM3.93m
9:41AM3.76m
10:16PM3.91m
10:56AM3.88m
11:34PM4.08m
12:03PM4.14m
Low Tide
7:10PM1.14m
7:26AM1.18m
7:50PM0.88m
8:02AM0.99m
8:27PM0.63m
8:37AM0.83m
9:02PM0.43m
9:10AM0.73m
9:37PM0.29m
9:44AM0.68m
10:11PM0.22m
10:18AM0.70m
10:47PM0.24m
10:54AM0.77m
11:23PM0.33m
11:32AM0.90m
00:03AM0.52m
12:16PM1.07m
00:49AM0.78m
1:07PM1.26m
1:46AM1.07m
2:12PM1.43m
3:00AM1.32m
3:39PM1.47m
4:32AM1.38m
5:12PM1.27m
5:53AM1.22m
6:25PM0.88m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
E
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
4
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
6
0.2
ESE
2
0.1
E
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
5
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
5
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
WNW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
S
5
E
15
SE
15
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NNE
0
SSW
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
10
S
10
SW
5
WNW
5
W
 mm 
1
3
1
1
max°C
5
4
6
6
5
5
6
6
8
9
8
8
8
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
-1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
-2
-1
0
-2
Moonrise
8:36
9:02
9:18
9:28
9:35
9:41
9:47
9:52
9:59
10:08
10:23
10:48
11:33
12:46
2:20
Moonset
2:04
3:25
4:52
6:20
7:46
9:12
10:38
12:07
1:41
3:19
4:57
6:24
7:27
8:03
Sunrise
8:30
8:29
8:26
8:26
8:23
8:22
8:21
8:19
8:18
8:17
8:15
8:12
8:11
8:10
8:07
Sunset
4:12
4:14
4:15
4:16
4:19
4:21
4:22
4:25
4:28
4:30
4:31
4:34
4:36
4:37
4:39
4:42
Today's sea temperature in Prestonpans is
6.5° C
(Statistics for 16 Jan 1981-2005 – mean: 7.8 max: 9.0 min: 6.7°C)
Issued (local time): 5 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026
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