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

Clear changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
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 (1.6m) at

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    8 day forecast for Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)

    Today (4 April 2025)
    Time
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    16
    E
    15
    E
    13
    E
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    21
    20
    18
    Visibility
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    UV 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    16
    15
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night 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)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    E
    12
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    17
    E
    17
    E
    16
    E
    14
    E
    12
    ESE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    16
    14
    14
    14
    14
    19
    21
    23
    25
    27
    27
    27
    27
    26
    25
    25
    23
    21
    18
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    12
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    17
    16
    14
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 April 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 Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    4
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    4
    NW
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    11
    10
    10
    10
    7
    6
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    77%
    80%
    83%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    79%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    6
    4
    8
    8
    5
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    3
    W
    3
    W
    3
    SW
    3
    E
    6
    ENE
    8
    NE
    7
    NE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    10
    11
    12
    10
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    79%
    79%
    84%
    87%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    6
    9
    7
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    3
    WSW
    4
    W
    3
    WSW
    4
    E
    7
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    6
    7
    9
    12
    12
    10
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    8
    9
    7
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    4
    4
    9
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    3
    WNW
    4
    W
    4
    WNW
    4
    ENE
    6
    E
    7
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    5
    6
    8
    9
    8
    6
    4
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    89%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    88%
    87%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    4
    4
    6
    7
    6
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (10 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    16°
    17°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    15°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    4
    W
    4
    W
    5
    SW
    6
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    W
    10
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    4
    5
    6
    8
    9
    11
    10
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    89%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    85%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (11 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    10
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    7
    9
    11
    14
    14
    11
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    79%
    83%
    87%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 11 April

    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 11 April

    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 11 April

    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 11 April

    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.

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    Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast

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    West warm and sunny Saturday. East colder with some cloud.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    This evening will be dry with some late sunshine in most places. Dry overnight but clouding over across the northeast and Moray coast. A chilly night with frost in places. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

    Saturday:

    Cloudy start in the northeast, brightening up by afternoon but some cloud lingering across Caithness. Otherwise dry and sunny. Still warm in the southwest, rather cold elsewhere. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Dry and sunny on Sunday, cloudy start in the northeast. Dry and sunny on Monday and becoming warmer. Dry and sunny, but cloudier in northeast Tuesday. Still some overnight frost.

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