Strathy Bay (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

Cloudy changing to light rain by early evening.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware of your surroundings and look out for conditions like rip currents

• only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next low tide (1.9m) at

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    7 day forecast for Strathy Bay (Beach)

    Today (6 May 2026)
    Time
    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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    40%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NNE
    6
    NE
    7
    NE
    8
    ENE
    9
    E
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    14
    17
    18
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    56%
    58%
    62%
    64%
    66%
    71%
    76%
    84%
    85%
    88%
    UV 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    6
    8
    8
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (7 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    22
    24
    24
    25
    26
    26
    26
    27
    26
    27
    27
    27
    27
    26
    25
    26
    26
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    77%
    74%
    66%
    63%
    59%
    58%
    60%
    60%
    62%
    62%
    69%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    79%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day 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
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    W
    13
    W
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    26
    27
    26
    27
    27
    27
    27
    28
    27
    26
    26
    26
    25
    25
    24
    22
    23
    22
    20
    20
    18
    17
    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
    81%
    79%
    82%
    82%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    74%
    74%
    68%
    67%
    63%
    58%
    56%
    57%
    56%
    57%
    58%
    59%
    61%
    64%
    68%
    70%
    75%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy 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
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    8
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    NW
    7
    NNW
    9
    N
    10
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    10
    N
    10
    N
    9
    N
    8
    N
    7
    N
    6
    W
    6
    NW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    19
    17
    18
    17
    16
    17
    18
    19
    19
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    18
    19
    17
    15
    13
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    78%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    75%
    70%
    67%
    65%
    63%
    60%
    59%
    60%
    58%
    59%
    61%
    63%
    64%
    68%
    74%
    79%
    79%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    9
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.2
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WNW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    N
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    15
    15
    16
    16
    18
    19
    20
    22
    24
    25
    27
    27
    26
    28
    28
    27
    26
    27
    25
    25
    25
    26
    27
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    78%
    79%
    75%
    71%
    67%
    66%
    63%
    58%
    59%
    59%
    59%
    65%
    68%
    70%
    71%
    72%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    79%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (11 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    12
    NW
    11
    NNW
    12
    N
    13
    NW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    22
    21
    25
    26
    27
    26
    22
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    78%
    81%
    77%
    64%
    62%
    60%
    66%
    76%
    UV - - 1 1 3 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.3
    2.1
    2.1
    2.3
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (12 May 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    10
    W
    9
    WSW
    10
    W
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    W
    13
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    23
    27
    28
    26
    23
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    83%
    78%
    67%
    68%
    69%
    74%
    83%
    UV - 1 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 6 May

    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 6 May

    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 6 May

    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 6 May

    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 7 May

    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 7 May

    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 7 May

    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 7 May

    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 8 May

    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 8 May

    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 8 May

    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 8 May

    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 9 May

    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 9 May

    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 9 May

    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 9 May

    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 10 May

    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 10 May

    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 10 May

    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 10 May

    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 11 May

    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 11 May

    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 11 May

    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 11 May

    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 12 May

    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 12 May

    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 12 May

    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 12 May

    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:

    Mostly dry morning, some rain arriving in west later.

    Today:

    Sunny spells and a touch of frost first thing in the morning for some. Turning rather cloudy through the day, patchy rain arriving in west, but mainly dry in east. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Tonight:

    A rather cloudy evening with a few showery bands of rain spreading northeast. Some drier and clearer spells will then develop during the rest of the night. Freshening southerly winds. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Thursday:

    Partly cloudy with showery outbreaks of rain, some may be on the heavy side in the west. Drier, brighter around the Moray Firth. Rather breezy, occasionally strong on west coast. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    A good deal of dry weather during this period with variable amounts of cloud. However a few showers or spells of rain can't be ruled out.

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