Tresta 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 showers changing to sleet showers in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong waves, strong rips likely, very strong wind
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • walkers stay clear of edges

Tide: Next low tide (0.5m) at

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    7 day forecast for Tresta Sands (Beach)

    Today (22 March 2026)
    Time
    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 day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sleet shower day Sleet shower night Sleet shower night Sleet shower night Sleet shower night Sleet shower night Light snow shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    90%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    32
    WSW
    33
    WSW
    32
    WSW
    32
    WSW
    30
    WSW
    29
    WSW
    29
    WSW
    30
    WSW
    30
    W
    29
    W
    28
    Wind gust (mph)
    51
    51
    59
    52
    51
    56
    53
    53
    53
    54
    53
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    59%
    65%
    59%
    76%
    68%
    67%
    71%
    74%
    77%
    75%
    76%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    33
    32
    32
    30
    29
    29
    30
    30
    29
    28
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (23 March 2026)
    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 Sleet shower night Sleet shower night Sleet shower night Sleet shower night Sleet shower night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sleet shower day Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    27
    W
    27
    W
    26
    W
    25
    W
    25
    W
    25
    W
    23
    W
    21
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    SW
    16
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    26
    S
    29
    S
    32
    S
    35
    S
    37
    S
    38
    S
    38
    S
    36
    Wind gust (mph)
    50
    51
    48
    45
    44
    43
    37
    36
    31
    30
    28
    26
    25
    25
    29
    33
    37
    42
    46
    49
    51
    52
    51
    49
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    Humidity
    73%
    73%
    76%
    74%
    74%
    66%
    71%
    67%
    73%
    69%
    65%
    66%
    65%
    67%
    70%
    71%
    74%
    73%
    76%
    80%
    84%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    27
    27
    26
    25
    25
    25
    23
    21
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    16
    18
    21
    26
    29
    32
    35
    37
    38
    38
    36
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.7
    0.9
    1.1
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    3
    4
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (24 March 2026)
    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 shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day 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
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    35
    SSW
    34
    SSW
    34
    SSW
    34
    SW
    34
    SW
    34
    SW
    36
    SW
    38
    SW
    39
    SW
    39
    WSW
    39
    SW
    38
    WSW
    37
    WSW
    36
    WSW
    34
    WSW
    33
    WSW
    31
    WSW
    29
    WSW
    28
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    23
    W
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    49
    50
    50
    50
    50
    50
    53
    56
    56
    56
    56
    53
    51
    50
    49
    49
    46
    47
    43
    43
    41
    40
    39
    38
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    90%
    86%
    83%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    72%
    69%
    69%
    71%
    70%
    72%
    73%
    73%
    71%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    35
    34
    34
    34
    34
    34
    36
    38
    39
    39
    39
    38
    37
    36
    34
    33
    31
    29
    28
    27
    26
    25
    23
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (25 March 2026)
    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 Light shower night Light shower night Sleet shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Sleet shower night Light snow shower night Light snow shower night Light snow shower night Light snow shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    23
    W
    22
    W
    22
    W
    23
    W
    23
    WNW
    23
    W
    23
    WNW
    24
    W
    24
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    27
    WNW
    27
    NW
    28
    NW
    30
    NNW
    32
    NW
    33
    NNW
    34
    NNW
    36
    NNW
    36
    NNW
    36
    NNW
    36
    NNW
    36
    NNW
    36
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    35
    34
    36
    36
    36
    35
    35
    36
    38
    40
    40
    43
    45
    47
    49
    49
    50
    54
    53
    53
    54
    54
    54
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    M
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    73%
    72%
    71%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    72%
    73%
    67%
    69%
    69%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    73%
    72%
    74%
    72%
    72%
    71%
    73%
    70%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    25
    26
    27
    27
    28
    30
    32
    33
    34
    36
    36
    36
    36
    36
    36
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.3
    1.7
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (26 March 2026)
    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 Light snow shower night Light snow shower night Light snow shower night Light snow shower night Light snow shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -3°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    36
    NNW
    35
    NNW
    34
    NNW
    34
    NNW
    32
    NNW
    31
    NNW
    30
    NNW
    30
    NNW
    29
    NNW
    28
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    26
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    23
    NW
    22
    NW
    20
    NW
    17
    NW
    15
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    16
    WSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    53
    51
    50
    50
    49
    47
    45
    44
    43
    41
    39
    39
    38
    36
    34
    29
    25
    22
    20
    23
    22
    20
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    67%
    67%
    69%
    70%
    72%
    67%
    68%
    64%
    64%
    61%
    61%
    60%
    60%
    59%
    57%
    58%
    58%
    58%
    58%
    59%
    60%
    63%
    67%
    71%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    36
    35
    34
    34
    32
    31
    30
    30
    29
    28
    27
    26
    25
    23
    22
    20
    17
    15
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (27 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    WSW
    22
    W
    23
    W
    23
    W
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    34
    31
    32
    33
    34
    33
    32
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    M
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    72%
    77%
    80%
    77%
    75%
    72%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    20
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (28 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    21
    W
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    28
    31
    32
    33
    32
    30
    26
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    77%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 22 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 22 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 22 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 22 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 23 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 23 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 23 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 23 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 24 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 24 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 24 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 24 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 25 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 25 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 25 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 25 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 26 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 26 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 26 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 26 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 27 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 27 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 27 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 27 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 28 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 28 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 28 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 28 March

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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:

    Cloudy start Sunday with rain then sunny spells and showers.

    Today:

    Cloudy start with occasional rain, but clearing to bright or sunny spells and showers through the morning as strong southwest winds turn more westerly. Winds touching gale force across Shetland. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

    Tonight:

    Some clear spells overnight, but generally cloudy with blustery showers, these turning wintry even to low levels. Westerly winds gradually easing fresh to strong. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Monday:

    Bright spells and wintry showers at first but cloud thickening from west to bring rain for the afternoon. Winds turning south or southwest and increasing gale force at times. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Windy on Tuesday but rain soon clearing to showers. Turning colder again on Wednesday with wintry showers to low levels. Winds easing on Thursday and showers clearing, but rain later.

    Updated:

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