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

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Forecast days

Partly cloudy.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next high tide (3.9m) at

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

    Today (17 December 2025)
    Time
    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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    40%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    13
    S
    11
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    8
    SSE
    8
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    27
    25
    26
    25
    25
    22
    21
    22
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    89%
    86%
    83%
    82%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    UV 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (18 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    50%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    S
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SE
    15
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    14
    SSE
    11
    S
    10
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    22
    24
    26
    30
    31
    32
    33
    33
    32
    29
    25
    26
    28
    30
    33
    33
    36
    35
    30
    26
    24
    23
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    M
    M
    M
    M
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    91%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    83%
    85%
    88%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    13
    14
    16
    17
    17
    16
    14
    11
    10
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    24
    29
    31
    32
    34
    35
    34
    36
    36
    37
    39
    40
    41
    41
    42
    37
    35
    34
    30
    29
    28
    27
    25
    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
    92%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    19
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    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
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    22
    22
    22
    24
    24
    24
    26
    26
    26
    28
    30
    29
    30
    30
    32
    31
    30
    30
    26
    25
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    23
    23
    23
    23
    21
    22
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    19
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    20
    23
    21
    23
    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
    88%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    12
    14
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    19
    20
    19
    19
    20
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    15
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    15
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    18
    18
    17
    16
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    88%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    86%
    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

    Wednesday 17 December

    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 17 December

    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 17 December

    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 17 December

    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 18 December

    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 18 December

    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 18 December

    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 18 December

    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 19 December

    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 19 December

    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 19 December

    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 19 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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:

    Rain spreading east with showers following. Strong winds.

    Today:

    Early rain, heavy in west at times will turn lighter and clear to scattered showers and bright spells in the afternoon, winds easing. Strong to gale southerly winds will ease during the afternoon. Feeling quite mild. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Tonight:

    Showery overnight, especially around western coasts, drier with some clear spells towards the Black Isle and Caithness. Remaining breezy around the coasts too. 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 later. 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.

    Updated:

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