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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

Clear changing to partly cloudy in the afternoon.
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 (4.5m) at

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

    Today (3 December 2025)
    Time
    06:00
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    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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    24
    25
    24
    27
    27
    25
    25
    25
    26
    25
    25
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    87%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    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
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (4 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 Clear night Clear 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%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    24
    25
    26
    26
    28
    29
    30
    30
    30
    28
    29
    29
    27
    27
    27
    29
    28
    27
    26
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (5 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    ESE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    16
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    22
    25
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    26
    28
    30
    30
    31
    33
    30
    30
    34
    34
    33
    33
    31
    35
    42
    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
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (6 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain 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
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    18
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    15
    E
    15
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    37
    39
    39
    42
    44
    39
    37
    39
    37
    37
    35
    33
    33
    35
    33
    32
    32
    33
    32
    30
    28
    28
    28
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    8
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (7 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    12
    E
    12
    ESE
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SE
    12
    SSE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    24
    22
    21
    20
    20
    21
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    16
    15
    17
    15
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    17
    17
    12
    12
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    11
    11
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (8 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    12
    S
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SSW
    10
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    12
    13
    14
    15
    12
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    92%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    11
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    16
    17
    19
    21
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (9 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 Light rain Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    14
    13
    16
    17
    20
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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:

    Cloudy with rain and showers, drier and brighter east Wednesday.

    Today:

    A sunny start in North and East Highland, but showers on the west coast will become more widespread during the day, though more frequent in the Northwest Highlands. Inverness and Nairn brightening up again wiith sunny spells. Windy in northwest. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Tonight:

    North and East Highland becoming dry with some clear spells, and a touch of frost in a few spots. Cloudier in south and west with a few showers. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Thursday:

    Lochaber and Badenoch mostly cloudy with a few showers. The north and northwest brighter with sunny intervals. Moderate east or southeast breeze. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    A changeable few days with further spells of rain spreading in from the Atlantic but also some brighter drier periods.

    Updated:

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