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Sinky Sands

Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  • Child on Achmelvich beach Look Mummy I've caught thousands!

    Child on Achmelvich beach Look Mummy I've caught thousands!. Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:55 pm
Now
4.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
6°C42°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
138 km/hmph SE
Gusts
2214 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:55 pm
Today
4.6FairNow138
4.6Fair10 am117
4.5Fair11 am127
4.2Fair12 pm117
3.9Poor1 pm128
3.4Poor2 pm128
2.8Poor3 pm32
1.9Poor4 pm2616
2.1Poor5 pm1912
Sat
3.7Poor9 am2214
3.0Poor10 am2616
2.8Poor11 am2515
1.6Poor12 pm3421
1.2Poor1 pm3924
1.0Poor2 pm4830
1.2Poor3 pm4528
0.9Poor4 pm2818
1.1Poor5 pm4226
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 pm, -1.6 m. High at 6 pm, 1.2 m. Low at 12 am, -2.3 m. High at 6 am, 1.0 mLow 12 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 6 pm, 1.2 m4 ftLow 12 am, -2.3 m7 ftHigh 6 am, 1.0 m3 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • Low 12 pm, -1.6 m5 ft
  • High 6 pm, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 12 am, -2.3 m7 ft
  • High 6 am, 1.0 m3 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 82 km/h51 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 63%
  • Tue0.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 93 km/h58 mph, rain 93%
  • Wed1.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 47 km/h29 mph, rain 71%
  • Thu3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 27%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms160 m520 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 90 m310 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
500 m0.3 miAchmelvich (village)
Nearest airport
60 km37 miPort Adhair Steòrnabhaigh (SYY)

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

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