West Voe Sands (Beach) (Shetland Islands) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



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Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

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    8 day forecast for West Voe Sands (Beach)

    Today (18 May 2025)
    Time
    10:00
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    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NNE
    23
    NNE
    23
    NNE
    23
    NE
    23
    NE
    23
    NE
    23
    NE
    23
    NE
    22
    NE
    21
    NE
    20
    NE
    19
    NE
    18
    NE
    17
    NE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    31
    29
    29
    29
    28
    27
    25
    24
    23
    22
    21
    19
    18
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    11
    N
    10
    NNW
    11
    NW
    13
    NNW
    15
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    17
    19
    23
    24
    24
    24
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    80%
    78%
    UV - - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    11
    13
    15
    18
    18
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.9
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    7
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    18
    N
    17
    N
    18
    NNE
    20
    NNE
    21
    NNE
    22
    N
    21
    N
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    30
    32
    33
    32
    32
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    78%
    77%
    72%
    67%
    63%
    62%
    63%
    65%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    17
    18
    20
    21
    22
    21
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    7
    8
    8
    7
    8
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    22
    N
    23
    N
    23
    N
    21
    N
    20
    N
    19
    N
    18
    N
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    32
    32
    29
    23
    22
    22
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    68%
    70%
    68%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    23
    23
    21
    20
    19
    18
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    15
    N
    13
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    14
    13
    13
    15
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    64%
    65%
    65%
    64%
    64%
    66%
    67%
    69%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.6
    1.5
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    12
    N
    12
    N
    12
    N
    14
    E
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    E
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    15
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    73%
    75%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    79%
    80%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (25 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    SE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    15
    18
    17
    16
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    81%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Areas of cloud to start but becoming sunny for most.

    Today:

    Dry but with a good deal of cloud in the morning. Decent sunny spells developing through the day, but the north and east of Shetland perhaps remaining rather cloudier. A fresh northeasterly breeze. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Tonight:

    Dry with some late sunny spells but becoming increasingly cloudy through the evening. The rest of the night will remain cloudy with the odd mist or fog patch too. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Monday:

    A dry day but rather cloudy to start. Cloud will thin and break during the morning with some good periods of sunshine for the rest of the day. Moderate breeze. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Remaining settled and largely dry. Areas of cloud moving south over the islands on Tuesday but some sunnier periods too. Good sunny spells on Wednesday and Thursday.

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    UK long range weather forecast

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