Strathy Bay (Beach) (Highland) weather

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Forecast days

Light showers changing to sunny by late morning.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (4.1m) at

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    6 day forecast for Strathy Bay (Beach)

    Tomorrow (18 December 2025)
    Time
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    16:00
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Light shower night Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    50%
    50%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    0°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    SSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    S
    15
    SSE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    16
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    15
    S
    13
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    27
    29
    31
    34
    36
    35
    38
    37
    32
    32
    32
    30
    28
    26
    28
    30
    34
    33
    28
    26
    21
    22
    21
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    G
    M
    G
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    79%
    82%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    17
    16
    14
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.6
    1.8
    1.9
    2.1
    2.4
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    14
    14
    17
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light 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
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    1°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    SW
    17
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    26
    29
    31
    33
    34
    35
    35
    33
    33
    33
    39
    41
    42
    43
    42
    40
    37
    34
    30
    27
    27
    25
    24
    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
    88%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    22
    21
    19
    18
    18
    19
    19
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    2.8
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.9
    2.9
    3.0
    3.3
    3.3
    3.3
    3.3
    3.2
    3.1
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    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
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    25
    27
    28
    28
    28
    30
    28
    29
    28
    28
    28
    27
    26
    24
    23
    21
    20
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    18
    19
    19
    19
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    21
    20
    18
    18
    18
    21
    19
    20
    23
    23
    24
    21
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    89%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    22
    23
    19
    20
    21
    20
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    		 – – – – – – –
    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%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    12
    13
    13
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    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 Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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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    Forecast for 12am Thursday
    Updated 22:00 (UTC) on Wed 17 Dec 2025

    Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast

    Headline:

    Windy tomorrow with some morning showers and afternoon rain.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Showery overnight, especially around western coasts, drier with some clear spells towards the Black Isle and Caithness. Winds south to southwest, brisk around the coasts and Isles. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Thursday:

    Breezy with showers through the morning, some bright spells, a drier afternoon and feeling milder in southerly winds. Rain spreading north during the afternoon. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Remaining unsettled with showery, clustery conditions, perhaps some drier conditions on Sunday, feeling relatively mild for December.

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