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The Sands of Breckon (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 partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (1.9m) at

Sunrise iconSunrise:
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M UV
L Pollution
No pollen data.

    7 day forecast for The Sands of Breckon (Beach)

    Today (16 September 2025)
    Time
    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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    22
    N
    22
    N
    22
    N
    22
    N
    22
    N
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    29
    29
    31
    30
    30
    31
    30
    29
    Visibility
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    78%
    UV 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (17 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    40%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    21
    N
    19
    N
    18
    N
    16
    N
    14
    N
    13
    N
    11
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    7
    NE
    7
    ENE
    8
    E
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    18
    SE
    19
    SE
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    27
    25
    23
    21
    19
    17
    14
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    13
    15
    17
    20
    21
    24
    25
    27
    29
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    77%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    71%
    69%
    68%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    70%
    73%
    75%
    80%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    19
    18
    16
    14
    13
    11
    10
    8
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    11
    12
    13
    14
    16
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (18 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 Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Overcast Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    16
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    15
    SSW
    16
    S
    16
    S
    18
    S
    19
    S
    20
    S
    21
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    25
    SW
    25
    WSW
    25
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    22
    22
    23
    23
    24
    23
    23
    26
    27
    29
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    28
    24
    26
    25
    28
    30
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    M
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    16
    		 – –
    15
    		 – –
    16
    		 – –
    20
    		 – –
    23
    		 – –
    24
    		 – –
    23
    		 – –
    25
    		 –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    		 – –
    1.5
    		 – –
    1.6
    		 – –
    1.9
    		 – –
    2.1
    		 – –
    2.0
    		 – –
    2.0
    		 – –
    1.9
    		 –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    		 – –
    10
    		 – –
    10
    		 – –
    10
    		 – –
    14
    		 – –
    14
    		 – –
    13
    		 – –
    11
    		 –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    Friday (19 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 Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    W
    23
    W
    22
    W
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    SW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    SW
    19
    WSW
    19
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    WSW
    19
    W
    20
    WSW
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    30
    30
    26
    25
    23
    24
    23
    22
    21
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    21
    21
    22
    21
    21
    24
    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%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    81%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph) –
    25
    		 – –
    24
    		 – –
    21
    		 – –
    20
    		 – –
    19
    		 – –
    20
    		 – –
    20
    		 – –
    20
    		 –
    Height of waves offshore (m) –
    1.7
    		 – –
    2.1
    		 – –
    2.0
    		 – –
    2.1
    		 – –
    2.1
    		 – –
    2.7
    		 – –
    3.0
    		 – –
    3.0
    		 –
    Period of waves offshore (s) –
    10
    		 – –
    12
    		 – –
    11
    		 – –
    10
    		 – –
    10
    		 – –
    8
    		 – –
    9
    		 – –
    10
    		 –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    Saturday (20 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 Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    21
    W
    20
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    NW
    20
    NW
    20
    NNW
    21
    NW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    25
    28
    28
    29
    30
    31
    32
    33
    34
    34
    33
    33
    33
    33
    34
    34
    34
    35
    32
    30
    30
    35
    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
    80%
    79%
    78%
    81%
    81%
    80%
    78%
    76%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    70%
    68%
    69%
    67%
    66%
    65%
    68%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    67%
    69%
    69%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph) –
    20
    		 – –
    20
    		 – –
    21
    		 – –
    21
    		 – –
    22
    		 – –
    21
    		 – –
    21
    		 – –
    21
    		 –
    Height of waves offshore (m) –
    3.3
    		 – –
    3.4
    		 – –
    3.1
    		 – –
    2.8
    		 – –
    2.5
    		 – –
    2.5
    		 – –
    2.5
    		 – –
    2.5
    		 –
    Period of waves offshore (s) –
    12
    		 – –
    12
    		 – –
    12
    		 – –
    12
    		 – –
    11
    		 – –
    11
    		 – –
    11
    		 – –
    10
    		 –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    Sunday (21 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    23
    NNW
    24
    NNW
    23
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    37
    38
    36
    35
    34
    30
    27
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    69%
    69%
    72%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph) –
    23
    24
    23
    21
    21
    20
    20
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m) –
    2.7
    2.8
    3.0
    3.1
    3.1
    2.9
    2.6
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s) –
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    Monday (22 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    7°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    16
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    WNW
    13
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    15
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    65%
    66%
    68%
    67%
    69%
    70%
    73%
    74%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Tuesday 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 explained
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    Updated 12:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 16 Sep 2025

    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy, frequent showers easing later. Windy.

    Today:

    The morning will be cloudy with frequent showers. The showers will become less frequent as bright or sunny spells increase during the afternoon. Strong northwest wind. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Tonight:

    Clear spells will be interspersed with scattered showers during the evening. The showers will die after midnight. Strong northwest wind will ease from late evening. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Dry with sunny spells until late afternoon Shetland otherwise cloudy, a dry morning with rain spreading north through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Unsettled conditions with rain, showers and strong winds continue. These conditions will be interspersed with brief drier and brighter spells.

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