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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

Sunny.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

Tide: Next low tide (0.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for West Voe Sands (Beach)

    Today (29 July 2025)
    Time
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    15
    14
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    77%
    77%
    79%
    79%
    UV 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (30 July 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    5
    NW
    4
    NW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    11
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    5
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (31 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    3
    WNW
    3
    WNW
    3
    WNW
    4
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    9
    NW
    12
    NW
    14
    NW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    6
    8
    8
    9
    15
    17
    19
    24
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    88%
    UV - - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    3
    4
    5
    8
    12
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (1 August 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
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    16
    NW
    18
    NNW
    18
    NW
    19
    NW
    20
    NW
    21
    NW
    20
    NW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    28
    27
    28
    28
    27
    26
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    87%
    85%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    82%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    18
    17
    19
    20
    20
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (2 August 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
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    13
    WNW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    20
    19
    17
    17
    17
    15
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    85%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    84%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (3 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    WSW
    15
    W
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    17
    19
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    88%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    11
    13
    14
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (4 August 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 Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    W
    12
    W
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    SW
    14
    SSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    23
    17
    18
    18
    19
    17
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    80%
    80%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 29 July

    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 29 July

    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 29 July

    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 29 July

    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 30 July

    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 30 July

    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 30 July

    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 30 July

    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 31 July

    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 31 July

    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 31 July

    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 31 July

    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 1 August

    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 1 August

    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 1 August

    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 1 August

    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 2 August

    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 2 August

    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 2 August

    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 2 August

    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 3 August

    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 3 August

    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 3 August

    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 3 August

    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 4 August

    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 4 August

    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 4 August

    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 4 August

    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:

    Shetland mainly dry with sunny spells, Orkney cloudier, patchy rain.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Dry with some late sunny spells this evening. Shetland remains dry with clear spells overnight, but cloud increases across Orkney, with perhaps some patchy rain by the end of the night. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Rather cloudy morning in Orkney with a little rain, then sunshine breaking through in afternoon. Shetland dry and bright with some sunny spells, cloudier evening. Light and variable winds. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Shetland bright with sunny spells on Thursday, Orkney cloudiier with patchy rain, perhaps brighternm later. Friday breezy, sunny intervals and showers. Saturday dry, sunny spells, winds easing.

    Updated:

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