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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

Overcast changing to heavy showers by early evening.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next low tide (0.5m) at

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    7 day forecast for Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)

    Today (2 March 2026)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Light rain Heavy shower night Light shower night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    50%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    11
    S
    10
    S
    9
    SSE
    10
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    19
    36
    36
    30
    29
    29
    Visibility
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    62%
    66%
    72%
    76%
    83%
    82%
    75%
    72%
    UV 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    9
    10
    15
    16
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    8
    9
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (3 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    6
    S
    5
    S
    5
    S
    5
    SSE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    28
    27
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    21
    21
    22
    22
    21
    19
    17
    16
    14
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    73%
    69%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    71%
    69%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    11
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    2
    6
    2
    2
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (4 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals 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%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    E
    6
    E
    7
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    E
    8
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    19
    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
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (5 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 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    S
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    WSW
    12
    W
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    20
    19
    20
    19
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    79%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    81%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (6 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    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
    79%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    79%
    77%
    75%
    70%
    67%
    65%
    63%
    62%
    64%
    67%
    69%
    72%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    4
    4
    5
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    5
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    SSE
    9
    S
    9
    SSE
    9
    S
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    15
    17
    17
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    78%
    80%
    80%
    75%
    76%
    81%
    83%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    9
    8
    9
    10
    9
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    7
    18
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 March 2026)
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    12
    11
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    18
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 2 March

    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 2 March

    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 2 March

    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 2 March

    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 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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:

    Showers Monday evening. Mostly dry, bright Tuesday, some showers west.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A mostly cloudy evening with some showery rain moving eastwards. Then mainly dry with clear spells but a few showers continuing in the far north. Patchy frost and ice possible. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

    Tuesday:

    A frost to start the day in some places. Mostly dry with good spells of sunshine but some high cloud will spread across at times. The odd shower in west. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Dry and bright start on Wednesday but cloudier with outbreaks of rain later. Rain bands moving east on Thursday followed by drier, brighter spells for the rest of the week.

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