Embo 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

Overcast changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next high tide (3.3m) at

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    8 day forecast for Embo Beach

    Today (4 April 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    17
    E
    18
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    21
    E
    21
    E
    20
    E
    19
    E
    17
    E
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    25
    23
    23
    21
    21
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    81%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    UV 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    20
    19
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy 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
    16
    E
    15
    E
    15
    ESE
    14
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    17
    E
    18
    E
    19
    E
    18
    E
    16
    E
    15
    E
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    19
    21
    23
    25
    27
    27
    27
    26
    25
    25
    25
    23
    20
    18
    17
    16
    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
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    19
    19
    18
    16
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy 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)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    10
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    NE
    6
    WNW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    14
    11
    11
    10
    8
    7
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    81%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    10
    7
    7
    8
    6
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    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)
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    5
    W
    5
    W
    5
    SSW
    4
    E
    6
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    10
    12
    12
    11
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    5
    3
    6
    8
    8
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    5
    WSW
    4
    W
    4
    ESE
    4
    E
    6
    ENE
    8
    E
    6
    ENE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    6
    10
    11
    11
    8
    5
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    82%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    6
    8
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    2
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy 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°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    4
    NE
    4
    WNW
    4
    S
    5
    E
    6
    ESE
    7
    E
    6
    SSE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    8
    6
    4
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    5
    6
    7
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    18
    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)
    11°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    4
    W
    5
    W
    5
    WSW
    6
    W
    8
    W
    10
    W
    9
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    5
    6
    7
    9
    9
    9
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    86%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    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
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    10
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    7
    8
    12
    12
    11
    10
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    82%
    84%
    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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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:

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

    Today:

    Cloudy start over Caithness, east Sutherland and parts of Easter Ross, otherwise dry and sunny. Some cloud may linger along the Caithness coast into the afternoon. Another warm day in the west, but rather cold in the east. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Tonight:

    This evening will be dry with some late sunshine in most places. Dry overnight clouding over across the northeast. 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 Tuesday and becoming warmer. Still some overnight frost.

    Updated:

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