Achmelvich Bay (Beach) (Highland) weather

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Forecast days

Light rain.
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 (4.4m) at

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    7 day forecast for Achmelvich Bay (Beach)

    Today (21 May 2026)
    Time
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    Temperature
    14°
    13°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    9
    SSE
    8
    SE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    15
    16
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    94%
    97%
    96%
    UV 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (22 May 2026)
    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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    50%
    60%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    S
    11
    SSE
    10
    S
    10
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    22
    23
    22
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    23
    25
    26
    27
    29
    30
    29
    27
    26
    25
    24
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    M
    P
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    97%
    96%
    92%
    87%
    86%
    90%
    91%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 5 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    11
    10
    10
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    16
    14
    14
    14
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (23 May 2026)
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    26
    26
    26
    25
    25
    26
    27
    28
    28
    30
    30
    31
    32
    32
    33
    33
    33
    33
    33
    31
    30
    29
    29
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    89%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (24 May 2026)
    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 Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    S
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    27
    27
    26
    25
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    20
    20
    20
    22
    23
    22
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (25 May 2026)
    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 Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    27
    25
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    22
    24
    25
    24
    25
    25
    26
    26
    27
    27
    26
    26
    25
    25
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    91%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (26 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    8
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    25
    25
    23
    21
    17
    12
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - 1 1 3 4 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    11
    8
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (27 May 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    17°
    19°
    18°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    5
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    SSE
    5
    WSW
    6
    WNW
    5
    NW
    5
    ESE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 spells and a few showers on Friday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Mainly dry at first then rain pushes north across all parts through the evening. Becoming dry for a time overnight before more cloud and patchy light rain spread into the west through the early hours. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Friday:

    A cloudy morning in the west with some light rain, dry and brighter in the east. Bright spells and a few showers through the afternoon. Rain in the evening. Warm. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Mostly dry, warm and bright in the east over the weekend and on Monday. Cooler and cloudier with rain at times in the west.

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