Beach forecast for Vale of Leven
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (GMT) · West Dunbartonshire, United Kingdom Today, Wed, Oct 28 · GMT- Swimming
- Calm · 1.0 ft
- Water
- —
- Max UV
- 1 · SPF 15
- Low tide
- 6:42 am and 6:55 pm
Today, Wednesday, October 28, it's not a beach day in Vale of Leven (0/10). The best day this week is Sunday, November 1, at 1/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 0Not a beach day | Not today | Calm · 1.0 ft | — | 1 |
| Thu 29 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Calm · 0.7 ft | — | 1 |
| Fri 30 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Calm · 1.0 ft | — | 1 |
| Sat 31 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Calm · 0.6 ft | — | 1 |
| Sun 1 | 1Not a beach day | No good window | Calm · 0.1 ft | — | 1 |
| Mon 2 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Calm · 0.1 ft | — | — |
| Tue 3 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Calm · 0.0 ft | — | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Calm for swimming: 1.0 ft waves
- Cloudy (94% cloud cover)
- Feels like 49 °F: chilly for the beach
- Rain (0.01 in)
- Moderate onshore wind (17 mph): choppy water
- High tide at 1:28 pm
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 1.0 ft
1.0 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water
No water temperature data.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 1 · SPF 15
Max UV 1 (low): SPF 15 sunscreen.
- Wind 17 mph
Moderate onshore wind (17 mph).
- Tide & sand 6:42 am
Low tide at 6:42 am and 6:55 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 1:15 am and 1:28 pm.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | 0 | Overcast | 45 °F | 14 mph | 1.0 ft | 0 |
| 9:00 am | 0 | Light rain | 46 °F | 14 mph | 1.0 ft | 0 |
| 10:00 am | 0 | Light rain | 47 °F | 13 mph | 1.0 ft | 1 |
| 11:00 am | 0 | Overcast | 48 °F | 12 mph | 1.0 ft | 1 |
| 12:00 pm | 0 | Overcast | 49 °F | 13 mph | 1.0 ft | 1 |
| 1:00 pm | 0 | Overcast | 49 °F | 16 mph | 0.9 ft | 1 |
| 2:00 pm | 0 | Overcast | 48 °F | 17 mph | 0.9 ft | 1 |
| 3:00 pm | 0 | Overcast | 49 °F | 15 mph | 0.9 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Vale of Leven
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- Bodden Boo 5.7 mi · SE
- Parking
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 0 of 3, warmth 0 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1 and tide 1 of 1; minus cold 4 and wind 1.5; short window: the rating keeps 85%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Vale of Leven
Is it a beach day in Vale of Leven today?
Not a beach day: 0/10. No good beach time today.
What are the swimming conditions in Vale of Leven today?
1.0 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How much sun protection do I need in Vale of Leven today?
UV reaches 1 (low): SPF 15 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Vale of Leven?
Today low tide is at 6:42 am and 6:55 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 1:15 am and 1:28 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Vale of Leven?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: not a beach day (0/10).
What beaches are near Vale of Leven?
Bodden Boo (5.7 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Vale of Leven today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Millport (Environment Agency) and the sun from astronomy-engine. This uses Environment Agency tide gauge data from the real-time data API (Beta): Millport (E74024), https://environment.data.gov.uk/flood-monitoring/id/stations/E74024. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Modified: harmonic constants fitted by TidePlanet from the 15-minute sea levels of 2025-10-29 to 2026-10-22 (356 days).