Strathy Bay (Beach) (Highland) weather

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Forecast days

Sunny changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

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    7 day forecast for Strathy Bay (Beach)

    Today (7 March 2026)
    Time
    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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night 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%
    Temperature
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    S
    10
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    26
    25
    24
    23
    21
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    75%
    75%
    67%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    73%
    78%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    14
    13
    12
    10
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 March 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    76%
    74%
    71%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    71%
    76%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (9 March 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    18
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    21
    22
    23
    24
    26
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    77%
    75%
    70%
    70%
    71%
    69%
    72%
    76%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (10 March 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    29
    30
    31
    31
    30
    29
    27
    26
    25
    25
    25
    24
    25
    25
    24
    24
    25
    26
    29
    30
    31
    34
    34
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    78%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    77%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    16
    17
    18
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (11 March 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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 day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SW
    18
    SW
    20
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    17
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    S
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    32
    32
    31
    31
    30
    30
    29
    27
    31
    36
    40
    46
    45
    44
    43
    40
    34
    31
    30
    31
    30
    32
    34
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    70%
    69%
    66%
    69%
    74%
    76%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    18
    16
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.8
    2.0
    2.2
    2.3
    2.5
    2.6
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.8
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (12 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    S
    18
    S
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    32
    33
    35
    35
    32
    29
    29
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    67%
    71%
    73%
    75%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    17
    17
    18
    19
    18
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.5
    2.3
    2.0
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.0
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    12
    12
    13
    12
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (13 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    12
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    25
    26
    26
    24
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    76%
    72%
    63%
    63%
    74%
    78%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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 10 March

    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 10 March

    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 10 March

    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 10 March

    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 11 March

    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 11 March

    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 11 March

    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 11 March

    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 12 March

    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 12 March

    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 12 March

    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 12 March

    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 13 March

    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 13 March

    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 13 March

    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 13 March

    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, bright Saturday, perhaps some rain over Western Isles.

    Today:

    It will be mostly dry with bright spells and some hazy sunshine in the east. Windy and cloudy in the far northwest, with perhaps some rain over the Isles. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Tonight:

    For many, it will be a dry night with patchy cloud and clear spells. Cloudy with strong winds over the Western Isles however with outbreaks of rain possible. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Sunday:

    Cloudy and windy over the Western Isles with outbreaks of rain. Elsewhere will stay dry with bright and sunny spells. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Cloudy Monday and Tuesday with outbreaks of rain. Heavier rain spreading east later Tuesday. Rain clears Wednesday to bright spells and showers. Winds light Monday, strong on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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