Dornoch - Burn Mouth (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 overcast by late morning.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next low tide (0.9m) at

Sunrise iconSunrise:
Sunset iconSunset:
M UV
L Pollution

    7 day forecast for Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)

    Today (15 August 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    9
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    W
    11
    WNW
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    8
    NW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    17
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    16
    14
    12
    10
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    76%
    74%
    73%
    71%
    69%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    UV 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    7
    7
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12
    12
    10
    9
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (16 August 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    6
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    W
    4
    WSW
    4
    SSW
    4
    S
    4
    SSE
    5
    ESE
    6
    E
    7
    E
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    10
    12
    12
    12
    14
    14
    14
    12
    11
    10
    9
    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
    77%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    75%
    74%
    71%
    67%
    67%
    69%
    69%
    71%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    6
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (17 August 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    11°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    4
    NE
    3
    ENE
    3
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    5
    8
    11
    15
    16
    15
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    90%
    90%
    UV - - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    4
    3
    3
    5
    8
    9
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    2
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (18 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    8
    9
    12
    15
    15
    14
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    UV - - 1 2 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    6
    7
    8
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (19 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    11
    13
    15
    15
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    86%
    88%
    88%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    4
    5
    7
    8
    10
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (20 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    15
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    84%
    81%
    78%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    9
    11
    11
    12
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    4
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (21 August 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 Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    75%
    72%
    69%
    68%
    70%
    71%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 15 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 15 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 15 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 15 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 16 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 16 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 16 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 16 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 17 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 17 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 17 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 17 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 18 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 18 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 18 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 18 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 19 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 19 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 19 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 19 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 20 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 20 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 20 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 20 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 August

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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

    Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach) weather map

    View the weather with our interactive map

    Loading map...
    WARNING
    Flood alerts icon
    Flood alerts in force for Scotland
    Flood alerts in force for Scotland

    Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mainly dry. Rather cloudy morning, brighter later.

    Today:

    It will be a cloudy start on Friday with outbreaks of patchy rain and drizzle, mainly in the north and west, before brighter spells develop later. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Tonight:

    Rather cloudy at first but clearer spells in the north will spread south to many areas through the evening and overnight. Staying cloudy towards Inverness and Nairn. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Saturday:

    A cloudy start towards Inverness and Nairn but this should gradually lift and break through the morning. Otherwise dry and warm with bright or sunny spells. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Staying dry and bright from Sunday to Tuesday though cloud feeding in from the Moray Firth at times. Warm or very warm in any sunshine.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

    More from the Met Office