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Dornoch - Burn Mouth (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 intervals changing to light showers by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next high tide (3.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)

    Today (19 July 2025)
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    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower day Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    Temperature
    15°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
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    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    5
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    4
    NNE
    4
    NNE
    4
    NE
    5
    NE
    6
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    12
    NE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    E
    15
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    7
    8
    10
    13
    17
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    UV - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    6
    8
    10
    12
    14
    14
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
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    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (20 July 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
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    30%
    40%
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    20%
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    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
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    14°
    14°
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    14°
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    15°
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    16°
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    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    16
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
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    ENE
    16
    ENE
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    ENE
    16
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    ENE
    13
    NE
    11
    ENE
    10
    E
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    21
    20
    21
    21
    20
    20
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    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    96%
    97%
    96%
    95%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
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    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (21 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
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    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
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    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
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    18°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
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    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    ENE
    11
    NE
    13
    NE
    11
    ENE
    10
    E
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    15
    16
    18
    20
    16
    13
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    91%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - 1 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    11
    13
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    5
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (22 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
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    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
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    Weather symbols Light shower night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
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    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
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    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    10
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    ENE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    NNE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    17
    18
    18
    15
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (23 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NNW
    8
    N
    9
    N
    9
    NNE
    9
    N
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    12
    12
    10
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (24 July 2025)
    Time
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    10:00
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    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    16°
    19°
    22°
    23°
    21°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    16°
    19°
    23°
    24°
    21°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    5
    WNW
    5
    W
    5
    SW
    7
    S
    7
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    8
    8
    9
    11
    11
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    88%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    7
    7
    9
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (25 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    13
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    9
    11
    15
    16
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    84%
    76%
    73%
    71%
    72%
    76%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 20 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 20 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 20 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 20 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 21 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 21 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 21 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 21 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 22 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 22 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 22 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 22 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 23 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 23 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 23 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 23 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 24 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 24 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 24 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 24 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 25 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 25 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 25 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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 25 July

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry 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:

    Warm and bright much of Saturday. Rain later in southeast.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Isolated heavy showers over the mainland dying out with some late sunshine and some clear spells tonight. There will be a chance of some low cloud and mist over the Hebrides at times. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

    Saturday:

    Bright with some warm sunny intervals. A mostly dry day with a few showers, but cloud increases through the afternoon with outbreaks of rain spreading into the south and east. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    An unsettled few days with some heavy thundery showers at times, and some torrential downpours possible with localised flooding. Some bright or sunny spells too and remaining warm and humid.

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