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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

Light rain changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (0.5m) at

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    7 day forecast for West Voe Sands (Beach)

    Today (3 June 2025)
    Time
    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 Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    90%
    80%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    30
    SSW
    31
    SW
    30
    SW
    29
    SW
    29
    SW
    29
    SW
    29
    SW
    30
    SW
    31
    SW
    32
    SSW
    33
    SSW
    34
    Wind gust (mph)
    47
    47
    45
    44
    43
    41
    43
    46
    48
    49
    50
    51
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    80%
    84%
    83%
    78%
    75%
    68%
    66%
    63%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    UV 6 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    30
    31
    30
    29
    29
    29
    29
    30
    31
    32
    33
    34
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.1
    3.1
    3.2
    3.3
    3.5
    3.6
    3.7
    3.9
    4.0
    4.2
    4.4
    4.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (4 June 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 Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Overcast Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    36
    SSW
    37
    SSW
    37
    SSW
    38
    SSW
    39
    SSW
    39
    SSW
    37
    SSW
    36
    SSW
    35
    SSW
    34
    SSW
    34
    SSW
    34
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    31
    SSW
    29
    SW
    28
    SW
    27
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    27
    SW
    29
    Wind gust (mph)
    52
    52
    52
    53
    54
    52
    52
    52
    51
    51
    51
    51
    50
    48
    46
    44
    43
    42
    39
    39
    39
    38
    39
    41
    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
    68%
    68%
    69%
    71%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    36
    37
    37
    38
    39
    39
    37
    36
    35
    34
    34
    34
    32
    32
    31
    29
    28
    27
    26
    26
    26
    26
    27
    29
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    4.5
    4.6
    4.8
    4.9
    4.8
    4.8
    4.7
    4.5
    4.4
    4.3
    4.2
    4.2
    4.1
    4.0
    3.9
    3.9
    3.8
    3.8
    3.7
    3.6
    3.5
    3.4
    3.3
    3.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (5 June 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    29
    SW
    29
    SW
    28
    SSW
    24
    SW
    22
    SW
    18
    SW
    16
    SW
    14
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    41
    38
    35
    30
    26
    22
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - 1 1 4 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    29
    29
    28
    24
    22
    18
    16
    14
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.1
    3.1
    3.1
    3.1
    3.0
    2.8
    2.3
    2.1
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    8
    10
    10
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (6 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    W
    10
    WSW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    79%
    78%
    82%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.4
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    S
    9
    S
    7
    S
    8
    SW
    8
    WNW
    9
    NW
    10
    NNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    12
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    81%
    80%
    79%
    81%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    7
    8
    8
    9
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    10
    NW
    12
    NW
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    16
    NW
    16
    WNW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    16
    14
    15
    16
    20
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    81%
    81%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    12
    13
    14
    14
    16
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    11
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (9 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    14
    13
    13
    14
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    77%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 3 June

    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 3 June

    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 3 June

    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 3 June

    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 4 June

    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 4 June

    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 4 June

    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 4 June

    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 5 June

    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 5 June

    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 5 June

    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 5 June

    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 6 June

    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 6 June

    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 6 June

    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 6 June

    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 7 June

    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 7 June

    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 7 June

    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 7 June

    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 8 June

    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 8 June

    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 8 June

    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 8 June

    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 9 June

    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 9 June

    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 9 June

    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 9 June

    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:

    Sunshine and blustery showers. Feeling quite cool.

    Today:

    A cool and windy day. Rain will clear Shetland as showers move over Orkney in the morning, heavy at times. Showers then spread to Shetland in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Tonight:

    It will remain cool and windy through the evening and overnight with further frequent showers feeding in from the west. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Wednesday:

    It will be another cool and windy day with sunny spells and frequent blustery showers, these heavy at times. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    It will be cool with blustery showers on Thursday, though windy conditions will ease. Sunny spells and some showers through Friday and Saturday.

    Updated:

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