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

Cloudy changing to clear by nighttime.
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 (4.9m) at

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

    Today (19 March 2026)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    4
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    S
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    15
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    57%
    66%
    70%
    71%
    75%
    82%
    86%
    83%
    UV 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    6
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Sunny day 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    S
    9
    SSW
    10
    SW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    18
    18
    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
    79%
    78%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    81%
    75%
    68%
    64%
    58%
    56%
    52%
    48%
    55%
    65%
    75%
    79%
    80%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    12
    13
    14
    14
    13
    11
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    SW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    5
    SW
    5
    W
    4
    W
    4
    ESE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SE
    6
    SE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    S
    9
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    17
    17
    19
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    87%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    91%
    87%
    80%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    86%
    90%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    SSE
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    11
    WNW
    10
    W
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    23
    23
    25
    24
    25
    26
    27
    27
    27
    26
    26
    26
    27
    27
    27
    27
    24
    23
    21
    22
    23
    26
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    71%
    70%
    67%
    71%
    72%
    78%
    78%
    82%
    83%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    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 rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Sleet shower day Sleet shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    15
    W
    13
    W
    11
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    28
    26
    27
    28
    27
    29
    31
    31
    34
    34
    36
    36
    35
    34
    31
    28
    29
    27
    27
    27
    24
    25
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    86%
    85%
    82%
    79%
    73%
    69%
    68%
    60%
    62%
    61%
    63%
    70%
    76%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    19
    18
    17
    16
    14
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Cloudy Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    S
    12
    S
    14
    S
    16
    S
    18
    S
    17
    SSE
    16
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    28
    31
    30
    29
    27
    27
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    86%
    82%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    82%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    15
    16
    18
    17
    16
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    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 Cloudy Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    W
    19
    WSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    27
    30
    34
    33
    36
    30
    31
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    82%
    83%
    77%
    68%
    69%
    78%
    82%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 19 March

    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 19 March

    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 19 March

    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 19 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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 March

    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:

    Mainly dry, bright Friday, light rain in west evening.

    This Evening and 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 with some good sunny spells. Cloud tending to thicken towards dusk, feeling mild. Risk of light rain in evening. 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.

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