Check the Beach

Dornoch Sands

Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Dornoch Sands 3 photos

  • Dornoch Sands at Sunset

    Dornoch Sands at Sunset. Peter Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Dornoch Sands

    Dornoch Sands. Dave Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • View over the Sands

    View over the Sands. Dave Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:50 pm
9 am
4.7
1 km/h0 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.6
1 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Dornoch Sands.

Partner links

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
2°C36°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
11 km/hmph W
Gusts
53 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:50 pm
Today
4.7Fair9 am10
4.7Fair10 am21
4.6Fair11 am11
4.5Fair12 pm64
4.3Fair1 pm32
3.9Poor2 pm106
3.4Poor3 pm96
3.1Poor4 pm64
2.9Poor5 pm96
Sat
4.7Fair9 am106
4.4Fair10 am1610
3.7Poor11 am1912
2.8Poor12 pm2314
2.1Poor1 pm2918
1.6Poor2 pm3019
1.9Poor3 pm2817
2.2Poor4 pm1912
1.4Poor5 pm2918
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 11 am, 1.1 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.3 m. High at 10 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 5 am, -1.8 mHigh 11 am, 1.1 m3 ftLow 5 pm, -1.3 m4 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 5 am, -1.8 m6 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 11 am, 1.1 m3 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -1.3 m4 ft
  • High 10 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 5 am, -1.8 m6 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun1.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 71 km/h44 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 49%
  • Tue2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 76 km/h47 mph, rain 76%
  • Wed4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 31%
  • Thu5.9 GoodBest 11 am to 4 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 12%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.8 km1.1 miDornoch (town)
Nearest airport
36 km22 miInverness Airport (INV)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches