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West Voe Sands (Beach) (Shetland Islands) 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
Large, powerful waves and very strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities
  • • walkers stay clear of edges

Tide: Next high tide (1.3m) at

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    7 day forecast for West Voe Sands (Beach)

    Today (30 October 2025)
    Time
    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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    19
    N
    18
    N
    17
    NNE
    17
    N
    15
    N
    14
    N
    13
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    E
    14
    E
    17
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    23
    ESE
    26
    SE
    28
    SE
    30
    SE
    32
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    30
    29
    28
    26
    24
    22
    20
    19
    18
    17
    18
    19
    22
    25
    29
    32
    35
    39
    41
    44
    47
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    75%
    68%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    63%
    62%
    60%
    57%
    56%
    55%
    55%
    56%
    56%
    57%
    57%
    58%
    62%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    15
    17
    19
    21
    23
    25
    28
    30
    33
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.5
    1.6
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (31 October 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 Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    60%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    34
    SE
    36
    SE
    38
    SE
    39
    SE
    40
    SE
    39
    SE
    36
    SSE
    32
    SSE
    28
    SSE
    26
    SSE
    25
    SSE
    25
    SSE
    25
    SSE
    26
    SSE
    26
    SSE
    27
    SSE
    28
    SSE
    28
    SSE
    28
    SSE
    28
    SSE
    27
    S
    26
    S
    25
    S
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    50
    53
    55
    57
    57
    55
    48
    40
    37
    37
    37
    36
    38
    38
    38
    41
    42
    41
    42
    38
    37
    35
    33
    34
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    67%
    70%
    80%
    82%
    84%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    34
    36
    38
    39
    39
    39
    36
    33
    29
    26
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    26
    27
    28
    29
    28
    27
    26
    24
    24
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.3
    2.6
    2.9
    3.1
    3.3
    3.4
    3.3
    3.2
    3.2
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    3.0
    3.1
    3.2
    3.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (1 November 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 Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    24
    S
    25
    S
    26
    S
    26
    S
    26
    SSE
    26
    SSE
    25
    SSE
    25
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    21
    S
    21
    S
    21
    S
    21
    SSW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    27
    SW
    27
    SW
    26
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    33
    34
    35
    36
    36
    36
    35
    32
    28
    26
    24
    22
    24
    25
    27
    28
    34
    36
    35
    35
    35
    35
    33
    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
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    80%
    77%
    73%
    72%
    71%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    24
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    23
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    23
    25
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.1
    3.1
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    3.1
    3.5
    3.7
    3.5
    3.4
    3.2
    3.1
    3.6
    5.0
    5.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (2 November 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SSW
    26
    SW
    26
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    25
    SW
    26
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    26
    SW
    25
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    33
    35
    33
    35
    36
    36
    35
    35
    34
    29
    30
    34
    35
    37
    36
    33
    34
    32
    28
    26
    26
    26
    26
    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
    69%
    72%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    26
    25
    25
    25
    26
    27
    26
    26
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    4.8
    4.6
    4.7
    4.6
    4.5
    4.3
    4.2
    4.1
    4.1
    4.2
    4.3
    4.3
    4.2
    4.2
    4.2
    4.3
    4.3
    4.4
    4.4
    4.4
    4.5
    4.5
    4.6
    4.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (3 November 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 shower night Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower night Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    S
    23
    S
    23
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    25
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    25
    28
    30
    29
    30
    29
    28
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    25
    28
    30
    32
    30
    33
    32
    31
    30
    29
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    81%
    83%
    85%
    88%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    24
    24
    26
    26
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    4.5
    4.3
    4.1
    4.0
    3.8
    3.6
    3.4
    3.2
    3.2
    3.1
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    2.9
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (4 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    22
    SW
    20
    SW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    28
    27
    26
    22
    19
    17
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    24
    23
    24
    22
    20
    17
    16
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.9
    3.3
    3.9
    4.4
    4.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    12
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (5 November 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    18
    WSW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    19
    21
    23
    21
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 30 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 30 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 30 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 30 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 31 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 31 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 31 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 31 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 1 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 1 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 1 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 1 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 2 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 2 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 2 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 2 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 3 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 3 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 3 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 3 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 4 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 4 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 4 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 4 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 5 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 5 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 5 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 5 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry, sunny spells. Strengthening winds, rain Orkney later Thursday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloudy with patchy rain across Orkney at first, otherwise clear spells and occasional showers for the Northern Isles this evening and overnight. Occasionally strong northeasterly winds easing. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Thursday:

    A few morning showers around, but generally a dry and bright day with some sunny spells. Outbreaks of rain reach Orkney in the evening. Strengthening southeasterly winds, with gales later. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Remaining unsettled with showers or longer spells of rain through Friday and the weekend. Windy on Friday with occasional southeasterly then southwesterly gales, but winds lighter through the weekend.

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