Old Beach
Fife · United Kingdom
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Old Beach is a SE-facing pebble beach on the United Kingdom shoreline, opening onto the Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland — it catches E–S swell, and offshore W–N winds tidy the banks through april–october.
Today's surf at Old Beach
Updated 05:32 spot time
Old Beach surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 0.4 m–0.6 m knee to waist high, 0.4 m ENE swell at 7.05 s. Wind up to 20 km/h SW. Water 14°C. Best surf window around 01:00 — fun (2.5/5) with 15 km/h S wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~12°C (53.6°F) on average
Jan
6.8°C
44.2°F · 5.4–7.9°C
Feb
6°C
42.8°F · 4.7–6.9°C
Mar
6.1°C
43°F · 5–8.2°C
Apr
7.6°C
45.7°F · 6.5–9.9°C
May
9.9°C
49.8°F · 8.4–12.2°C
Jun
12.3°C
54.1°F · 10.8–14.4°C
Jul
14.2°C
57.6°F · 12.4–17.9°C
Aug
14.4°C
57.9°F · 13.1–16°C
Sep
13.5°C
56.3°F · 11.3–15.5°C
Oct
12°C
53.6°F · 10.1–13.9°C
Nov
10.1°C
50.2°F · 8.7–11.7°C
Dec
8.3°C
46.9°F · 6.7–10°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
E–S
Best wind
W–N
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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