Dunnet Bay - Murkle Bay/Dunnet (Beach) (Highland) weather

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Forecast days

Light showers changing to partly cloudy by early evening.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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

    Today (4 November 2025)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSW
    9
    S
    7
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    21
    21
    19
    18
    15
    15
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    92%
    92%
    UV 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (5 November 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    S
    5
    S
    4
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    3
    SE
    3
    ESE
    4
    E
    5
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    9
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    12
    14
    15
    15
    17
    18
    20
    20
    20
    21
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (6 November 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Mist Mist Mist Mist Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    17
    16
    15
    13
    13
    14
    13
    14
    12
    13
    15
    15
    14
    14
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    98%
    98%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    100%
    100%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    98%
    97%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (7 November 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 Partly cloudy night 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    13
    12
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    14
    12
    11
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    89%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (8 November 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    6
    S
    5
    S
    5
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    S
    6
    SSE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    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
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    92%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    91%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    6
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    12
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (9 November 2025)
    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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    13
    14
    15
    14
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    88%
    89%
    93%
    94%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    8
    8
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (10 November 2025)
    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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    10
    13
    12
    10
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    86%
    90%
    94%
    94%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 7 November

    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 7 November

    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 7 November

    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 7 November

    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 8 November

    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 8 November

    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 8 November

    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 8 November

    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 9 November

    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 9 November

    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 9 November

    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 9 November

    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 10 November

    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 10 November

    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 10 November

    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 10 November

    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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    Headline:

    Cloudy with rain on Wedesday after a dry start.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    It will be cloudy this evening with some showery rain at first, gradually dying out through the evening Dry with light winds, and clear spells developing overnight. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Wednesday:

    A dry and bright start but cloud and rain will gradually extend north through the day. Rain will be heavy at times. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Rain clears north Thursday morning, then drier but cloudy before more showers later. Variable cloud Friday with rain or showers in the west, drier in the east. Mostly dry Saturday

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