Achmelvich Bay (Beach) (Highland) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next high tide (4.1m) at

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    8 day forecast for Achmelvich Bay (Beach)

    Today (18 April 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    4
    N
    7
    N
    10
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    17
    NE
    17
    NE
    15
    NE
    14
    NE
    12
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    16
    20
    23
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    26
    25
    24
    23
    23
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    78%
    75%
    75%
    72%
    70%
    67%
    66%
    65%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    65%
    67%
    70%
    UV 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    4
    6
    10
    13
    15
    16
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    12
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (19 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    23
    23
    22
    24
    24
    23
    24
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    19
    18
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    73%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    72%
    70%
    69%
    70%
    68%
    69%
    68%
    69%
    69%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (20 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    16
    18
    20
    18
    16
    16
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    77%
    79%
    81%
    80%
    78%
    74%
    73%
    76%
    80%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    9
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (21 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    8
    SE
    9
    ESE
    9
    NE
    10
    E
    9
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    13
    15
    16
    15
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    81%
    81%
    81%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    83%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (22 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    E
    7
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    10
    NE
    9
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    10
    11
    12
    12
    10
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    85%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    6
    7
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (23 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    8
    NE
    8
    ENE
    9
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (24 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    8
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    N
    9
    ENE
    9
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    82%
    83%
    80%
    81%
    80%
    80%
    78%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (25 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    ESE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    11
    12
    10
    9
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    81%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    81%
    82%
    78%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 18 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 18 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 18 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 18 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Loch Inver tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast

    Headline:

    Bright start. Scattered showers.

    Today:

    A mainly dry, bright and chilly start with patchy fog and frost. Isolated showers around the coast, these developing more widely during the day as cloud builds. Freshening northeasterly winds over the Hebrides. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Tonight:

    Mostly cloudy across the south with outbreaks of rain, occasionally heavy across Lochaber, Skye and the Uists. Mainly dry around Inverness and the Black Isle. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Saturday:

    Occasional rain or showers around the west coast, otherwise mainly dry with some bright spells. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Mainly dry, the best of the sunshine around the west coast and over the islands. A few showers and the rain could become more widespread in the east on Tuesday.

    Updated:

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