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 light rain by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next high tide (3.3m) at

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    7 day forecast for Embo Beach

    Today (19 August 2025)
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    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
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    Temperature
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
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    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    14
    15
    17
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    16
    14
    13
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    81%
    79%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    71%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    UV 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    7
    8
    9
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (20 August 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols 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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    Temperature (°C)
    11°
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    10°
    10°
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    13°
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    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
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    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    7
    N
    7
    N
    6
    NNE
    6
    ENE
    6
    E
    6
    E
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    6
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    7
    NE
    7
    NNE
    8
    N
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    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
    66%
    67%
    69%
    70%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    70%
    67%
    66%
    65%
    64%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    68%
    69%
    68%
    72%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
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    0.6
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    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (21 August 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
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    07:00
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    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    Temperature (°C)
    11°
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    10°
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    13°
    15°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
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    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    8
    N
    7
    NW
    5
    WNW
    6
    E
    4
    SE
    6
    ESE
    7
    E
    7
    NE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    10
    10
    12
    12
    12
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    70%
    71%
    73%
    75%
    66%
    62%
    62%
    64%
    68%
    UV - - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    5
    6
    4
    6
    7
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (22 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
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    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    <5%
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    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    5
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    5
    NW
    6
    WSW
    8
    ENE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    12
    14
    13
    13
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    72%
    76%
    78%
    67%
    63%
    63%
    64%
    73%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    5
    6
    8
    9
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (23 August 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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
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    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    5
    NE
    6
    E
    6
    E
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    11
    12
    12
    10
    7
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (24 August 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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    6
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    7
    E
    9
    ENE
    8
    NNE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    5
    5
    7
    10
    10
    9
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    5
    5
    7
    9
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (25 August 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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    17°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NE
    7
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    11
    E
    10
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    7
    7
    10
    12
    12
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 19 August

    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 19 August

    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 19 August

    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 19 August

    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 20 August

    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 20 August

    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 20 August

    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 20 August

    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 21 August

    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 21 August

    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 21 August

    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 21 August

    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 22 August

    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 22 August

    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 22 August

    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 22 August

    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 23 August

    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 23 August

    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 23 August

    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 23 August

    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 24 August

    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 24 August

    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 24 August

    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 24 August

    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 25 August

    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 25 August

    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 25 August

    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 25 August

    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:

    Cloudy, light rain north, drier, brighter south and west.

    Today:

    Dry with bright or sunny spells but cloudy with patchy drizzle in the north and east at first. Cloud will increase from the northeast as rain pushes south into the north for a time in the morning. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Tonight:

    The evening will begin cloudy but mostly dry with the best of any clear spells in the north and west. Clear periods spread to all parts from late evening. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Wednesday:

    The day will be dry with sunny periods in the morning and cloud spreading south in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Caithness and Sutherland will be cloudy with the odd light shower at first Thursday otherwise most places will stay dry with sunny periods.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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