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

Heavy showers changing to sleet showers by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (2.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Achmelvich Bay (Beach)

    Today (12 March 2026)
    Time
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy shower night Light shower night Light shower night Sleet shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    90%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    -3°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    28
    Wind gust (mph)
    49
    47
    49
    46
    50
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    UV - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    26
    26
    27
    27
    28
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (13 March 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 Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    70%
    60%
    80%
    70%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    30
    SSW
    30
    SSW
    28
    SW
    24
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    SW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    23
    SW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    19
    WSW
    19
    W
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    50
    50
    46
    39
    35
    34
    37
    36
    38
    39
    40
    43
    43
    43
    43
    43
    40
    41
    38
    37
    37
    38
    36
    36
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    83%
    85%
    83%
    80%
    76%
    76%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    77%
    79%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    74%
    73%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    30
    30
    28
    24
    20
    19
    20
    20
    22
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    23
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    15
    15
    15
    15
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (14 March 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light rain Light shower night Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    SW
    17
    WSW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    S
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    35
    34
    34
    33
    32
    31
    31
    28
    28
    30
    29
    29
    29
    27
    26
    25
    23
    22
    22
    22
    23
    25
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    75%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    81%
    79%
    76%
    75%
    79%
    77%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (15 March 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 Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    19
    S
    21
    S
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    WSW
    22
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    30
    32
    36
    39
    41
    42
    40
    41
    41
    40
    40
    42
    40
    41
    41
    40
    42
    38
    37
    37
    36
    35
    35
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    81%
    78%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    82%
    78%
    78%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    21
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    20
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.3
    1.5
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    13
    9
    13
    13
    9
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    12
    18
    18
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (16 March 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    S
    22
    S
    23
    S
    22
    S
    23
    S
    24
    S
    26
    S
    26
    S
    26
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    36
    37
    37
    37
    39
    38
    39
    40
    38
    40
    40
    41
    39
    40
    38
    40
    41
    43
    43
    45
    46
    45
    45
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    80%
    79%
    82%
    83%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    81%
    81%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    23
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    23
    22
    23
    24
    26
    26
    26
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.5
    2.4
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (17 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    44
    45
    46
    46
    47
    49
    45
    42
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    24
    24
    25
    27
    26
    27
    25
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.6
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    1.7
    1.3
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    15
    7
    7
    7
    11
    14
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (18 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    19
    SW
    14
    SW
    11
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    37
    35
    34
    31
    25
    19
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    78%
    81%
    80%
    80%
    77%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 12 March

    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 12 March

    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 12 March

    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 12 March

    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 13 March

    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 13 March

    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 13 March

    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 13 March

    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 14 March

    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 14 March

    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 14 March

    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 14 March

    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 15 March

    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 15 March

    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 15 March

    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 15 March

    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 16 March

    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 16 March

    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 16 March

    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 16 March

    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 17 March

    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 17 March

    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 17 March

    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 17 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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:

    Rain and snow tonight, then blustery showers on Friday

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Blustery showers pushing across the area on strong to gale west to southwest winds. Outbreaks frequent and heavy in west, occasional in east and turning wintry to quite low levels. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

    Friday:

    Showers continuing, frequent in the west, occasional in east, but outbreaks lighter than Thursday night with sleet and snow increasingly confined to higher areas. Limited brighter spells best towards Inverness. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Showers for Saturday focused in west, with Inverness best sheltered. Rain early Sunday, clearing to blustery showers by afternoon, wintry across hills. Scattered showers then periods of rain for Monday.

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