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

Heavy rain changing to cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

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

    Today (20 February 2026)
    Time
    07:00
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    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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Overcast Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    SW
    13
    WSW
    14
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    7
    NNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    26
    24
    24
    24
    23
    24
    27
    28
    26
    26
    25
    23
    20
    16
    16
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    12
    14
    14
    13
    12
    10
    9
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (21 February 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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    N
    6
    NNE
    6
    N
    6
    S
    5
    S
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    10
    ESE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    15
    16
    18
    22
    23
    26
    28
    28
    26
    25
    26
    26
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    83%
    82%
    80%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    80%
    86%
    91%
    92%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    93%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    12
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (22 February 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    27
    27
    28
    27
    27
    27
    28
    28
    28
    29
    29
    30
    29
    28
    27
    26
    25
    24
    24
    25
    24
    24
    24
    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
    90%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    77%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    11
    10
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (23 February 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    8
    W
    9
    W
    10
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    W
    9
    W
    7
    SW
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    22
    22
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    18
    19
    18
    17
    16
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    19
    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
    89%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    84%
    80%
    79%
    80%
    84%
    86%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    11
    10
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (24 February 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Drizzle Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    S
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    23
    25
    26
    27
    27
    26
    28
    28
    27
    26
    27
    26
    25
    26
    27
    26
    27
    26
    27
    28
    27
    27
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (25 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    23
    23
    23
    19
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    81%
    82%
    88%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    13
    14
    13
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    15
    17
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (26 February 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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    13
    S
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    22
    25
    27
    25
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    80%
    77%
    83%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 20 February

    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 20 February

    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 20 February

    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 20 February

    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 21 February

    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 21 February

    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 21 February

    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 21 February

    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 22 February

    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 22 February

    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 22 February

    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 22 February

    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 23 February

    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 23 February

    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 23 February

    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 23 February

    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 24 February

    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 24 February

    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 24 February

    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 24 February

    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 25 February

    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 25 February

    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 25 February

    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 25 February

    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 26 February

    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 26 February

    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 26 February

    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 26 February

    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:

    Cloudy with rain to start Friday, drier spells later.

    Today:

    Cloudy with rain and hill snow, heavy at times, spreading northeastwards over the area. Drier and brighter spells developing in the afternoon with scattered showers. Windy at times. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Tonight:

    A mostly cloudy evening with some clear intervals and showers, which may be heavy at times. Showers still around overnight but longer dry spells developing. Windy near the coasts. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Saturday:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of mostly light rain in the morning. Through the afternoon a band of heavier and more persistent rain spread northeastwards over the area. Remaining windy at times. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Remaining unsettled with blustery heavy showers spreading eastwards and at times longer periods of rain. However, still some dry spells with occasional brightness. Breezy throughout.

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