Embo 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 changing to overcast in the afternoon.
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 high tide (3.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Embo Beach

    Today (18 December 2025)
    Time
    09:00
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    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 intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    13
    S
    13
    S
    11
    SW
    10
    E
    10
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    17
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    13
    S
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    23
    23
    22
    23
    25
    27
    28
    27
    25
    21
    19
    19
    20
    22
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    79%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    10
    10
    11
    13
    15
    17
    18
    18
    16
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    12
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 December 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 Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    WSW
    20
    SW
    20
    WSW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    24
    26
    28
    30
    34
    35
    38
    37
    38
    40
    40
    44
    43
    42
    39
    38
    34
    30
    27
    24
    23
    22
    20
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    77%
    79%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    8
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    6
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 December 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 Partly cloudy night 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    S
    8
    S
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    14
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    16
    ESE
    16
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    18
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    16
    SE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    18
    18
    19
    21
    21
    22
    22
    23
    21
    21
    19
    19
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    80%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 December 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    21
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    19
    19
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    23
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 December 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    20
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    22
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    20
    E
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    23
    23
    23
    20
    21
    23
    23
    21
    23
    21
    18
    17
    18
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 December 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
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    SE
    14
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    14
    E
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    17
    16
    15
    15
    16
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    12
    E
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Golspie tidal station which is 3.6 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:

    Rain spreading to the west this afternoon, east drier.

    Today:

    Bright spells this morning with a few showers, these becoming confined to the west. Cloudy this afternoon with outbreaks of rain spreading northeast, becoming persistent and occasionally heavy across the west. Windy along the west coast at times. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Tonight:

    Rain will spread across all parts for a time this evening. Scattered frequent heavy showers following on behind overnight. Windy with strong to gale southwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Friday:

    A windy day with frequent showers, occasionally heavy with a chance of thunder in the west. Drier and brighter in the east. Strong to gale southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Cloudy on Saturday with patchy rain, mainly in the south. Occasional rain on Sunday and Monday, mainly across the east.

    Updated:

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