Dunnet Beach

Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:46 pm

9 am
4.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair

10 am
4.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

11 am
3.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor

12 pm
3.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor

1 pm
3.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor

2 pm
3.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor

3 pm
3.0
1 km/h1 mph wind, Poor

4 pm
2.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor

5 pm
2.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air: 3°C37°F
Water: 12°C54°F
Wind: 96 km/hmph SSE
Gusts: 149 km/hmph
Waves: 1.5 m5 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 5:46 pm

Today

4.0Fair9 am106

4.0Fair10 am53

3.9Poor11 am53

3.7Poor12 pm53

3.6Poor1 pm53

3.3Poor2 pm53

3.0Poor3 pm11

2.7Poor4 pm32

2.4Poor5 pm53

Sat

3.7Poor9 am149

3.5Poor10 am1610

3.1Poor11 am2113

2.3Poor12 pm2918

2.0Poor1 pm3421

1.3Poor2 pm4025

0.5Poor3 pm4528

0.4Poor4 pm4930

0.5Poor5 pm4830

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 7 am, 0.8 m3 ft
Low 1 pm, -1.3 m4 ft
High 7 pm, 1.1 m3 ft
Low 2 am, -1.9 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.

Sun0.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 74 km/h46 mph, rain 93%
Mon2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h29 mph, rain 30%
Tue1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 76 km/h47 mph, rain 70%
Wed2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 52%
Thu5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 12%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 2.1 km1.3 miDunnet (village)
Nearest airport: 22 km14 miWick Airport (WIC)

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

Nearby beaches

Dunnet Sands0.4 km0.2 mi north-east away
4.0 Fair later
Murkle Bay4.4 km2.8 mi west away
3.9 Poor later
Shell Beach19 km12 mi east away
4.5 Fair later
The Ayre21 km13 mi north away
4.2 Fair later