Cullen (Beach) (Moray) 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 late morning.
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 (3.7m) at

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7 day forecast for Cullen (Beach)

Today (23 October 2026)
Time
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 Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
10%
30%
50%
50%
70%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
80%
80%
70%
70%
Temperature
4°
5°
6°
7°
8°
9°
9°
9°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
Feels like temperature (°C)
2°
3°
5°
6°
7°
7°
8°
6°
5°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
Wind direction and speed
S
5
SW
4
WSW
4
W
4
W
6
WNW
7
W
8
W
11
W
15
W
16
W
16
WNW
18
WNW
18
WNW
17
WNW
16
WNW
16
Wind gust (mph)
10
8
8
11
11
13
15
18
20
22
23
24
23
22
22
21
Visibility
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
Humidity
82%
81%
81%
81%
78%
77%
76%
79%
82%
81%
82%
80%
78%
77%
76%
76%
UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
5
4
4
4
5
7
8
11
14
16
16
17
16
16
17
16
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (24 October 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 Light rain Cloudy Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
60%
50%
30%
20%
20%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
20%
60%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
30%
20%
40%
70%
80%
Temperature (°C)
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
7°
7°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
10°
10°
9°
8°
8°
8°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
4°
4°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
2°
3°
3°
4°
3°
4°
4°
4°
5°
6°
5°
4°
4°
4°
4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
16
W
15
W
14
WSW
14
WSW
13
SW
11
SW
10
SSW
9
S
9
S
11
SSE
13
SSE
17
SE
21
SE
25
SSE
31
SE
32
SSE
32
SSE
28
SSW
22
SSW
18
SSW
19
S
21
S
23
S
25
Wind gust (mph)
21
20
19
18
17
15
15
15
17
22
27
31
38
47
55
55
54
48
38
34
37
43
45
46
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
G
G
G
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
78%
80%
79%
78%
76%
75%
74%
73%
73%
73%
68%
69%
73%
77%
80%
85%
85%
85%
83%
71%
66%
68%
72%
74%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
16
16
15
14
13
11
10
9
9
11
13
17
21
25
31
34
33
27
21
18
18
21
22
24
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.1
0.9
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
5
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (25 October 2026)
Time
00:00
01:00
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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light rain Heavy rain Light shower night Light shower night Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night
Chance of precipitation
80%
80%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
80%
80%
70%
60%
70%
60%
50%
50%
40%
40%
Temperature (°C)
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
Feels like temperature (°C)
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
3°
3°
3°
3°
2°
3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
25
SSW
26
SW
29
SW
30
WSW
32
WSW
36
WSW
36
WSW
34
WSW
34
W
34
W
36
W
36
W
36
W
36
W
36
W
36
W
36
W
36
W
36
W
36
W
36
W
36
W
34
W
34
W
33
Wind gust (mph)
47
48
51
57
58
58
58
58
63
67
71
72
73
74
74
73
72
70
68
66
63
61
59
56
54
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
73%
74%
74%
73%
78%
78%
76%
77%
81%
77%
75%
75%
75%
74%
71%
70%
66%
66%
68%
66%
69%
66%
68%
69%
72%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
25
25
28
31
33
36
36
36
34
34
37
36
36
36
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
36
36
34
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.8
0.9
1.1
1.5
1.8
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.5
2.7
2.8
4.1
4.1
4.0
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.5
3.3
3.2
3.1
3.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (26 October 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
30%
30%
30%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
20%
40%
50%
70%
80%
90%
80%
70%
70%
60%
40%
50%
50%
Temperature (°C)
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
10°
10°
10°
10°
9°
9°
10°
10°
10°
11°
12°
13°
13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
4°
4°
4°
4°
5°
6°
7°
7°
7°
6°
5°
5°
6°
6°
6°
7°
8°
9°
9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
32
WSW
31
WSW
29
WSW
28
WSW
25
WSW
22
WSW
21
SW
17
SW
15
SSW
14
SSW
13
S
13
S
13
SSE
16
SE
18
SE
21
SE
23
SE
25
SSE
24
SSE
24
SSE
22
S
22
S
22
S
22
Wind gust (mph)
51
46
44
41
35
30
28
24
23
22
22
23
24
27
31
36
38
39
39
38
37
39
38
43
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
Humidity
72%
72%
74%
74%
75%
74%
75%
75%
75%
74%
74%
71%
69%
72%
78%
81%
84%
85%
86%
87%
87%
84%
83%
82%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
32
31
29
26
25
22
19
17
15
14
13
13
13
16
18
21
23
24
25
23
22
22
22
23
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.8
2.6
2.5
2.3
2.2
2.0
1.7
1.4
1.1
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.7
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.0
0.9
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
7
9
9
9
9
9
6
3
4
4
4
4
4
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (27 October 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
50%
40%
50%
50%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
70%
70%
60%
60%
70%
80%
70%
70%
80%
80%
70%
70%
70%
70%
70%
Temperature (°C)
13°
12°
12°
12°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
9°
8°
8°
7°
7°
6°
6°
5°
5°
5°
5°
6°
6°
6°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
25
SSW
26
SSW
28
SSW
29
SSW
29
SW
30
SW
31
SW
32
SW
32
SW
32
SW
32
WSW
32
WSW
32
WSW
32
WSW
32
WSW
31
WSW
32
WSW
31
WSW
31
WSW
31
WSW
32
WSW
32
WSW
32
WSW
31
Wind gust (mph)
45
46
48
49
51
49
52
54
56
57
58
58
56
56
54
49
48
49
47
49
47
45
46
45
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
75%
71%
69%
69%
67%
66%
67%
68%
69%
71%
70%
69%
69%
69%
71%
72%
71%
72%
73%
73%
73%
73%
74%
74%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
23
25
28
30
28
29
31
32
32
32
32
34
34
33
33
32
31
31
32
32
32
32
32
32
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.8
1.9
2.1
2.2
2.1
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (28 October 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
9°
9°
10°
10°
12°
12°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
4°
5°
5°
6°
8°
8°
7°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
31
WSW
29
WSW
26
WSW
22
WSW
22
WSW
20
WSW
19
WSW
18
Wind gust (mph)
47
43
37
34
33
30
27
27
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
75%
75%
76%
76%
75%
75%
76%
78%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
32
30
25
22
22
20
19
18
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.8
1.7
1.3
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (29 October 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
11°
13°
13°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
7°
7°
8°
11°
11°
7°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
17
WSW
17
SW
14
SSW
13
S
13
S
11
S
13
S
15
Wind gust (mph)
24
23
20
19
18
17
21
24
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
81%
81%
83%
82%
78%
79%
84%
84%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
17
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
 – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
3
 – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Friday 23 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Friday 23 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Friday 23 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Friday 23 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Saturday 24 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Saturday 24 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Saturday 24 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Saturday 24 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Sunday 25 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Sunday 25 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Sunday 25 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Sunday 25 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Monday 26 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Monday 26 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Monday 26 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Monday 26 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 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 28 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 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 28 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 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 28 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 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 28 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 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 29 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 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 29 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 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 29 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 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 29 October

Tide times and heights are from Buckie tidal station which is 4.2 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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Updated 07:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 23 Oct 2026
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Grampian weather forecast

Headline:

Dry, bright start otherwise outbreaks locally heavy rain.

Today:

The morning will begin dry with bright spells. Outbreaks of rain will however spread north from mid-morning, these becoming heavy in places in the east from the afternoon. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, heavy at times at first. The rain will clear from the west from midnight. The wind will strengthen along the coast for a time overnight. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Saturday:

A dry and bright start will soon be followed by outbreaks of rain spreading east, these heavy in places. The wind will strengthen from the morning. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Very windy with locally heavy showers, drier east, Sunday. Dry and bright morning Monday, becoming breezy with rain later. Very windy with showers, mainly south and some heavy, Tuesday.

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