Strathy Bay (Beach) (Highland) weather

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Forecast days

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (0.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for Strathy Bay (Beach)

    Today (20 January 2026)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    15
    SE
    16
    SE
    17
    SE
    19
    SE
    20
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    22
    SE
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    26
    25
    27
    28
    30
    33
    33
    35
    37
    40
    41
    41
    42
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    94%
    93%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 January 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 Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower night Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    50%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    23
    ESE
    24
    ESE
    23
    ESE
    23
    ESE
    23
    ESE
    23
    ESE
    23
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    22
    SE
    22
    SE
    22
    SE
    21
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    24
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    28
    ESE
    30
    ESE
    32
    SE
    32
    Wind gust (mph)
    43
    43
    43
    44
    44
    46
    44
    45
    46
    42
    39
    39
    37
    36
    36
    36
    40
    43
    48
    50
    53
    55
    56
    55
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    21
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    22
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    20
    21
    23
    26
    28
    30
    31
    32
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    1.8
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    9
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 January 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    33
    SE
    33
    SE
    33
    SE
    33
    SE
    33
    SE
    33
    SE
    33
    SE
    33
    SE
    32
    SE
    32
    SE
    31
    SE
    31
    SE
    30
    SE
    30
    SE
    30
    ESE
    30
    ESE
    30
    ESE
    30
    ESE
    30
    ESE
    30
    ESE
    31
    ESE
    30
    ESE
    30
    ESE
    29
    Wind gust (mph)
    57
    57
    57
    57
    57
    57
    58
    57
    57
    56
    55
    55
    53
    53
    53
    52
    52
    52
    53
    53
    52
    52
    53
    51
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    32
    33
    33
    33
    33
    33
    33
    32
    32
    32
    31
    31
    31
    30
    31
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    29
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    10
    10
    9
    5
    5
    5
    5
    8
    8
    8
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 January 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 Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    29
    ESE
    28
    ESE
    29
    ESE
    29
    ESE
    29
    ESE
    28
    ESE
    28
    ESE
    28
    ESE
    27
    ESE
    27
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    25
    ESE
    24
    ESE
    23
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    52
    53
    52
    52
    51
    50
    50
    50
    50
    48
    48
    47
    47
    45
    44
    43
    43
    43
    43
    42
    41
    39
    39
    39
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    87%
    87%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    88%
    92%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    89%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    29
    29
    29
    29
    29
    28
    28
    28
    28
    27
    26
    25
    25
    24
    24
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 January 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Sleet shower Sleet shower Sleet shower Sleet shower
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    36
    36
    36
    35
    33
    33
    33
    32
    31
    32
    33
    32
    31
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    29
    28
    28
    28
    28
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    87%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    89%
    87%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    8
    10
    10
    10
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (25 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    20
    21
    21
    18
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    88%
    85%
    82%
    81%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    13
    12
    13
    12
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (26 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    9
    9
    12
    11
    13
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    91%
    88%
    87%
    77%
    83%
    86%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 20 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 20 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 20 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 22 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 22 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 22 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 22 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 23 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 23 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 23 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 23 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 24 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 24 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 24 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 24 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 25 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 25 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 25 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 25 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 26 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 26 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 26 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 26 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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:

    Cloud and rain clears north, then drier and brighter.

    Today:

    Cloud and outbreaks of rain clearing through the morning to leave all parts dry with some good bright or sunny spells. Southeasterly winds freshening through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

    Tonight:

    Mainly dry at first with clear spells. Turning cloudier through the night with outbreaks of rain spreading north, but remaining mainly dry around the Inverness area. Winds becoming locally strong. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Wednesday:

    A cloudy morning with outbreaks of rain clearing north. Turning drier and brighter in the afternoon before further rain spreads north during the evening. Winds locally strong. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Remaining windy and rather cloudy through the period with showery outbreaks of rain and hill snow.

    Updated:

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