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Strathy Bay (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.
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

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    7 day forecast for Strathy Bay (Beach)

    Today (11 July 2025)
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    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    Temperature
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
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    23°
    22°
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    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    22°
    22°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    9
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    WNW
    8
    NNE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    NE
    6
    NE
    5
    WSW
    4
    S
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    17
    16
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    14
    12
    10
    8
    9
    Visibility
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    75%
    71%
    65%
    63%
    57%
    55%
    58%
    65%
    67%
    67%
    70%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    80%
    85%
    87%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    5
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (12 July 2025)
    Time
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    19:00
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    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    21°
    23°
    24°
    26°
    26°
    27°
    28°
    28°
    28°
    27°
    26°
    25°
    23°
    21°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    21°
    23°
    24°
    25°
    26°
    26°
    27°
    27°
    27°
    26°
    25°
    23°
    22°
    21°
    19°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    6
    S
    6
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    ESE
    6
    E
    6
    E
    7
    E
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    15
    16
    18
    19
    18
    19
    20
    21
    20
    18
    18
    18
    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
    87%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    83%
    78%
    73%
    64%
    57%
    51%
    45%
    42%
    41%
    41%
    41%
    43%
    53%
    56%
    64%
    70%
    75%
    78%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    7
    6
    6
    8
    9
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (13 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    15°
    17°
    21°
    23°
    23°
    21°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    13°
    15°
    19°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    E
    11
    E
    13
    ENE
    13
    E
    11
    E
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    20
    21
    21
    23
    21
    19
    17
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    80%
    82%
    83%
    76%
    60%
    52%
    55%
    63%
    81%
    UV - - 1 1 4 7 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    12
    13
    13
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (14 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    16°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    19°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    10
    SE
    14
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    19
    23
    26
    28
    28
    25
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    79%
    64%
    58%
    59%
    75%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    10
    14
    15
    16
    15
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.9
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (15 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    8
    SE
    7
    E
    7
    ENE
    9
    NNE
    11
    N
    11
    N
    9
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    15
    17
    18
    17
    13
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    92%
    81%
    74%
    74%
    76%
    89%
    UV - 1 1 3 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    7
    9
    11
    10
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.7
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    8
    8
    8
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (16 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    6
    W
    5
    N
    6
    N
    8
    N
    9
    N
    10
    NNE
    9
    NE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    11
    14
    16
    16
    12
    6
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    95%
    91%
    76%
    70%
    71%
    77%
    90%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    6
    8
    9
    10
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (17 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
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    7
    10
    13
    15
    15
    12
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    91%
    79%
    68%
    69%
    78%
    91%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 11 July

    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 11 July

    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 11 July

    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 11 July

    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 12 July

    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 12 July

    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 12 July

    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 12 July

    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 13 July

    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 13 July

    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 13 July

    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 13 July

    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 14 July

    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 14 July

    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 14 July

    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 14 July

    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 15 July

    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 15 July

    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 15 July

    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 15 July

    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

    Wednesday 16 July

    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

    Wednesday 16 July

    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

    Wednesday 16 July

    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

    Wednesday 16 July

    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 17 July

    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 17 July

    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 17 July

    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 17 July

    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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    Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry, bright and very warm on Friday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Light rain in the northwest this evening clearing away tonight though the Isles and far northwest staying cloudy. Elsewhere some long clear spells developing. Breezy in the far northwest. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Friday:

    Dry and mostly very warm or hot with plenty of sunshine. Still more cloud for the Outer Hebrides but this breaking up later. Maximum temperature 26 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    The weekend dry with long sunny spells and hot or very hot. Some coastal haar possible in northeast on Sunday, Chance of some thundery rain moving northeast later Monday.

    Updated:

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