West Sandwick Beach (Shetland Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Heavy rain changing to overcast by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (0.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for West Sandwick Beach

    Today (10 December 2025)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    30
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    34
    WSW
    36
    WSW
    37
    WSW
    36
    WSW
    35
    WSW
    34
    WSW
    34
    Wind gust (mph)
    58
    61
    63
    63
    63
    61
    60
    59
    55
    Visibility
    G
    M
    P
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    85%
    83%
    81%
    78%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    30
    32
    34
    36
    37
    36
    35
    34
    34
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (11 December 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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    50%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    32
    WSW
    30
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    52
    48
    45
    42
    39
    39
    42
    37
    36
    36
    34
    31
    30
    29
    28
    27
    27
    26
    25
    25
    23
    20
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    77%
    79%
    83%
    85%
    90%
    92%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    32
    30
    27
    25
    24
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (12 December 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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    21
    21
    25
    28
    26
    22
    21
    20
    17
    17
    19
    21
    22
    23
    24
    27
    30
    32
    34
    35
    36
    38
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    92%
    92%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (13 December 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    18
    S
    19
    S
    20
    S
    20
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    S
    21
    S
    22
    S
    23
    S
    23
    S
    23
    S
    24
    S
    24
    S
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    41
    41
    42
    43
    43
    41
    43
    42
    44
    43
    43
    42
    43
    42
    44
    43
    43
    39
    41
    41
    38
    36
    33
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    23
    23
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (14 December 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 rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Sunny intervals 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    25
    SW
    26
    SSW
    25
    SW
    24
    SSW
    25
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    27
    SW
    27
    SW
    26
    SW
    27
    SW
    27
    SW
    27
    SW
    26
    SW
    24
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    38
    41
    39
    39
    39
    39
    41
    44
    45
    44
    45
    44
    44
    42
    42
    42
    42
    41
    38
    37
    37
    38
    39
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    92%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    81%
    81%
    80%
    81%
    80%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    82%
    80%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    22
    23
    25
    26
    25
    24
    25
    26
    26
    26
    26
    27
    27
    26
    27
    27
    27
    26
    24
    22
    21
    20
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.7
    0.6
    0.7
    1.0
    1.2
    1.5
    1.6
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    4
    8
    8
    8
    12
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (15 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    31
    28
    27
    25
    29
    27
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    84%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    17
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    9
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (16 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    WSW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    27
    24
    24
    22
    19
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    85%
    86%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 10 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 10 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 10 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 10 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 11 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 11 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 11 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 11 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 12 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 12 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 12 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 12 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 13 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 13 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 13 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 13 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 14 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 14 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 14 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 14 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 15 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 15 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 15 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 15 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 16 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 16 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 16 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 16 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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:

    Bright morning with showers. Cloudier afternoon with rain.

    Today:

    Early rain across Shetland soon clearing to leave a bright morning with sunny spells and a few blustery showers. Becoming cloudier through the afternoon with occasionally heavy rain spreading southeast. Very windy with occasionally severe southwesterly gales, gusts around 75mph. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Tonight:

    Evening rain soon clearing to clear spells and showers, these may merge into more persistent rain for a time later in night. Southwesterly winds slowly easing, but remaining strong. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Thursday:

    Rather cloudy start with a few showers around but becoming dry by late morning with, especially across Orkney, some good spells of sunshine around. Occasionally strong southwesterly winds slowly easing. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Remaining unsettled through Friday and the weekend with showers or longer spells of occasionally heavy rain. Mild, with strong to gale force southerly or southwesterly winds.

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