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St Ninians Isle (Beach) (Shetland Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Partly cloudy.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for St Ninians Isle (Beach)

    Today (28 August 2025)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    Visibility
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    UV - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (29 August 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    21
    19
    19
    19
    18
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (30 August 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    16
    17
    19
    20
    22
    24
    26
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    11
    10
    10
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (31 August 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 Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    15
    SE
    16
    SE
    17
    SE
    19
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SE
    19
    SE
    17
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    20
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    29
    29
    30
    35
    33
    30
    32
    29
    28
    26
    25
    24
    25
    28
    30
    30
    32
    32
    31
    32
    32
    33
    32
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    89%
    87%
    83%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    20
    19
    16
    18
    19
    20
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    10
    9
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (1 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    32
    32
    30
    30
    29
    29
    30
    30
    30
    28
    30
    31
    31
    30
    30
    30
    30
    28
    27
    27
    26
    24
    25
    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
    87%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (2 September 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    S
    13
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    12
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    22
    22
    23
    23
    22
    22
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    93%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    15
    15
    14
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (3 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    11
    SE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    16
    18
    19
    17
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    95%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    93%
    95%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 28 August

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 28 August

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 28 August

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 28 August

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 29 August

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 29 August

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 29 August

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 29 August

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 30 August

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 30 August

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 30 August

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 30 August

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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:

    Friday morning showers Orkney, drier later. Cloudier across Shetland.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    it will stay mostly dry with some evening sunshine, though perhaps cloud lingering in places. A few showers spreading north into Orkney towards the end of the night. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Friday:

    A cloudier start with scattered showers for Orkney, these clearing north to leave a dry day with sunny spells. Variable cloud and brighter spells for Shetland, a few afternoon showers. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Apart from a few showers, a fair start to the weekend but wind strengthening and rain likely on Sunday morning. Breezy with sunny spells and a few showers on Monday.

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