Dunnet Bay - Murkle Bay/Dunnet (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

Sunny.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should seek advice

Tide: Next low tide (1.4m) at

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    8 day forecast for Dunnet Bay - Murkle Bay/Dunnet (Beach)

    Today (15 May 2025)
    Time
    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 day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    5
    ESE
    4
    SE
    3
    SSE
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    14
    13
    12
    10
    9
    7
    6
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    59%
    58%
    57%
    57%
    57%
    58%
    64%
    80%
    89%
    92%
    UV 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    7
    5
    4
    3
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (16 May 2025)
    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 Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    3
    SSE
    3
    S
    3
    S
    3
    SSW
    3
    SSW
    3
    SW
    2
    WSW
    2
    NW
    2
    N
    3
    N
    5
    NNE
    6
    N
    7
    N
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    7
    NE
    6
    NE
    4
    NE
    3
    NE
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    6
    9
    11
    11
    12
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    11
    9
    6
    5
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    93%
    90%
    79%
    70%
    57%
    47%
    43%
    44%
    45%
    44%
    43%
    44%
    44%
    45%
    50%
    60%
    75%
    84%
    88%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    3
    5
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    4
    3
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (17 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    3
    WNW
    3
    WSW
    3
    WNW
    3
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    7
    7
    14
    16
    17
    17
    15
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    92%
    81%
    65%
    60%
    66%
    75%
    94%
    UV - - 1 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    8
    10
    10
    9
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (18 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    4
    WNW
    5
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    12
    17
    20
    21
    19
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    87%
    74%
    71%
    72%
    76%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    5
    6
    10
    12
    12
    11
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    13
    13
    13
    12
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    6
    NE
    5
    NE
    6
    NE
    8
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    14
    16
    16
    15
    13
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    85%
    76%
    69%
    68%
    73%
    93%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    6
    8
    9
    9
    8
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    4
    W
    4
    WNW
    5
    NNW
    8
    NW
    9
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    12
    14
    16
    16
    13
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    98%
    88%
    69%
    57%
    53%
    62%
    90%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    5
    8
    9
    10
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    9
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    NNW
    7
    N
    9
    NNE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    15
    18
    19
    19
    16
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    82%
    66%
    55%
    55%
    63%
    78%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    7
    NE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    E
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    12
    15
    17
    20
    20
    16
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    81%
    70%
    65%
    57%
    59%
    66%
    81%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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:

    Dry and mostly sunny Thursday. Very warm in west.

    Today:

    A dry day with plenty of sunshine for most. Cloudy near northeastern coasts in the morning but cloud clearing to the east in the afternoon with sunshine developing. Very warm in the west. Light northeasterly winds. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Tonight:

    A dry night with late evening sunshine leading to largely clear skies overnight, although some patchy cloud possible in the east. Light easterly winds. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Friday:

    It will be a dry day with plenty of sunshine on offer. Another very warm day, especially in the west with light northeasterly winds. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Remaining dry with long spells of sunshine for most, but cloud feeding into northern areas at times. Northeasterly winds and remaining very warm in west.

    Updated:

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