Scarista (Na h-Eileanan Siar) 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
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next low tide (0.3m) at

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    7 day forecast for Scarista

    Today (19 March 2026)
    Time
    08:00
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    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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    5
    S
    5
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    10
    10
    12
    12
    13
    15
    17
    20
    Visibility
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    86%
    81%
    75%
    72%
    67%
    62%
    58%
    61%
    68%
    80%
    81%
    80%
    78%
    81%
    83%
    UV 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    9
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (20 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    23
    24
    24
    25
    25
    25
    26
    27
    27
    28
    29
    29
    28
    27
    26
    25
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    Humidity
    87%
    92%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    91%
    85%
    81%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    81%
    85%
    86%
    91%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    17
    16
    15
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (21 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 Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    8
    W
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    SW
    6
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    18
    S
    19
    S
    21
    S
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    13
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    17
    17
    19
    21
    24
    27
    31
    34
    36
    38
    40
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    82%
    84%
    86%
    89%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    15
    16
    18
    19
    21
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    3.8
    3.8
    3.7
    3.7
    3.7
    3.6
    3.6
    3.5
    3.5
    3.4
    3.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (22 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 Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    23
    S
    23
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    40
    42
    43
    43
    44
    43
    40
    37
    34
    34
    33
    31
    29
    30
    30
    30
    30
    31
    34
    31
    34
    33
    31
    29
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    87%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    87%
    83%
    75%
    73%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    63%
    63%
    66%
    69%
    76%
    73%
    75%
    72%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    22
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.3
    3.3
    3.3
    3.3
    3.3
    3.2
    3.3
    3.3
    3.3
    3.4
    3.5
    3.6
    3.8
    3.9
    4.0
    4.0
    4.0
    3.9
    3.9
    3.9
    3.8
    3.7
    3.7
    3.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (23 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 shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Sleet shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    14
    W
    15
    WNW
    15
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    13
    WSW
    12
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    S
    18
    S
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    38
    34
    34
    27
    27
    29
    34
    34
    35
    34
    34
    32
    31
    30
    31
    29
    30
    30
    28
    31
    35
    37
    41
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    75%
    73%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    78%
    73%
    74%
    69%
    67%
    64%
    66%
    63%
    65%
    67%
    70%
    72%
    76%
    79%
    83%
    86%
    90%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    15
    16
    16
    18
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.5
    3.5
    3.4
    3.4
    3.4
    3.3
    3.3
    3.2
    3.3
    3.2
    3.2
    3.3
    3.4
    3.5
    3.5
    3.5
    3.5
    3.5
    3.4
    3.4
    3.3
    3.2
    3.2
    3.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (24 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    23
    S
    23
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    22
    SW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SW
    21
    SW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    43
    43
    42
    40
    40
    40
    38
    34
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    M
    Humidity
    91%
    93%
    94%
    92%
    88%
    83%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    23
    24
    22
    23
    23
    21
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.0
    2.7
    2.4
    2.2
    2.0
    2.0
    2.3
    2.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (25 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    23
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    39
    39
    42
    41
    39
    36
    35
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    81%
    83%
    83%
    80%
    73%
    75%
    80%
    87%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 19 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 19 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 19 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 19 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Leverburgh tidal station which is 4.3 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 with good spells of sunshine

    Today:

    All parts will have a dry day with good spells of sunshine, some patchy cloud at times but feeling warm in the spring sunshine and light winds. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Tonight:

    Quite a cloudy but dry evening, cloud tending to break during the night and southwesterly winds freshening towards dawn with a few spots of rain for the Hebrides possible. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Friday:

    Mostly dry and bright at first but cloudier with some rain for the Hebrides, cloud tending to thicken towards dusk, feeling mild. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    A change to more unsettled conditions later Saturday with some stronger southwesterly winds and rain at times. Turning colder later Sunday with the risk of blustery, wintry showers.

    Updated:

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