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 cloudy by nighttime.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• Beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should go on the water with an instructor or a more experienced person • novice surfers seek expert advice

Tide: Next low tide (1.5m) at

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    7 day forecast for Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)

    Today (7 May 2026)
    Time
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    30%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    22
    22
    23
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    62%
    64%
    71%
    76%
    76%
    UV 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (8 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 Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    22
    24
    24
    23
    23
    26
    27
    27
    26
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    20
    16
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    79%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    68%
    65%
    63%
    64%
    60%
    58%
    57%
    56%
    55%
    55%
    56%
    56%
    60%
    65%
    67%
    72%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    14
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    14
    12
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (9 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 Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    NW
    7
    NNW
    7
    NNE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NNE
    10
    NE
    10
    NNE
    9
    N
    8
    NNW
    7
    NW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    76%
    73%
    61%
    56%
    57%
    55%
    54%
    52%
    50%
    50%
    49%
    50%
    49%
    53%
    57%
    59%
    65%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    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
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    13
    12
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (10 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    9
    W
    11
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    16
    20
    21
    22
    23
    26
    28
    28
    29
    29
    28
    26
    26
    24
    22
    21
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    68%
    72%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    68%
    63%
    57%
    56%
    57%
    58%
    61%
    62%
    68%
    70%
    73%
    76%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    11
    14
    15
    17
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    4
    4
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    5
    5
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (11 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    NW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    8
    NNW
    8
    N
    8
    NNE
    8
    N
    8
    NNE
    8
    N
    8
    NW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    8
    W
    7
    WSW
    7
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    16
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    14
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    71%
    67%
    63%
    60%
    60%
    58%
    57%
    57%
    57%
    58%
    61%
    65%
    71%
    74%
    77%
    79%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    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
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    3
    3
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (12 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    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 Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    12
    W
    15
    W
    18
    WNW
    21
    W
    21
    W
    20
    WSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    21
    23
    29
    32
    33
    33
    30
    28
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    81%
    78%
    70%
    62%
    60%
    63%
    72%
    UV - - 1 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    12
    15
    18
    20
    21
    20
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (13 May 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    NW
    13
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    28
    27
    24
    25
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    76%
    71%
    67%
    68%
    71%
    76%
    UV - 1 1 3 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 7 May

    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?

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    Tide times

    Thursday 7 May

    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 7 May

    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 7 May

    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 8 May

    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 8 May

    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 8 May

    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 8 May

    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 9 May

    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 9 May

    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 9 May

    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 9 May

    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 10 May

    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 10 May

    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 10 May

    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 10 May

    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 11 May

    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 11 May

    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 11 May

    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 11 May

    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 12 May

    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 12 May

    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 12 May

    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 12 May

    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 13 May

    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 13 May

    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 13 May

    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 13 May

    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

    Headline:

    Bright spells and a few showers on Friday. Dr

    This Evening and Tonight:

    There will be a mixture of clear intervals and showers, these more frequent over the Northwest Highlands in the evening and early night. Brisk southwesterly winds in the far northwest easing down. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Friday:

    Bright or sunny spells and a few scattered showers, these more frequent in the far northwest. Drier in the east. Rather cool. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Sunny intervals and scattered showers on Saturday. Cloudy with outbreaks of rain spreading in on Sunday. Brighter with a few showers on Monday.

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