West Voe Sands (Beach) (Shetland Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
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    8 day forecast for West Voe Sands (Beach)

    Today (30 April 2025)
    Time
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    70%
    Temperature
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    Visibility
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    89%
    91%
    UV 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    8
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (1 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    90%
    80%
    50%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    W
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    26
    W
    27
    W
    27
    W
    28
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    19
    20
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    19
    21
    23
    26
    30
    32
    34
    34
    35
    35
    35
    36
    39
    38
    39
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    96%
    97%
    99%
    99%
    97%
    95%
    92%
    87%
    85%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    13
    15
    17
    19
    20
    22
    23
    24
    24
    25
    25
    26
    27
    27
    28
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.4
    1.6
    1.8
    2.0
    2.2
    2.4
    2.6
    2.7
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    13
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (2 May 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Light shower day Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    28
    W
    27
    W
    26
    WNW
    24
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    21
    WNW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    38
    35
    31
    30
    30
    28
    28
    34
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    75%
    77%
    77%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    28
    27
    26
    24
    21
    21
    20
    21
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.0
    3.1
    2.9
    2.6
    2.4
    2.2
    2.0
    1.8
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (3 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    26
    NNW
    26
    NNW
    26
    NNW
    23
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    23
    N
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    37
    36
    32
    34
    32
    34
    33
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    80%
    79%
    76%
    67%
    69%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    UV - 1 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    26
    26
    26
    23
    22
    22
    23
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (4 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    22
    N
    21
    N
    19
    N
    17
    N
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    30
    26
    22
    20
    23
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    68%
    67%
    66%
    63%
    64%
    65%
    67%
    UV - 1 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    21
    19
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (5 May 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    15
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    NW
    16
    NW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    20
    20
    21
    21
    20
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    68%
    74%
    76%
    80%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    15
    17
    17
    17
    16
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (6 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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    15
    14
    14
    15
    16
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    UV - 1 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (7 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    14
    13
    14
    14
    16
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    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

    Wednesday 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 1 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 1 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 1 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 1 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry with sunny intervals today. Warm.

    Today:

    It will be a dry day with some sunny intervals but some high cloud around. Chance of a shower across Orkney this afternoon. Quite warm. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Tonight:

    This evening will be dry. Thickening cloud will bring a little light rain or drizzle from the in the early hours. Brisk southwesterly winds developing across Shetland. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Thursday:

    Apart from the odd passing shower it will be mainly dry and colder day with some bright or sunny spells. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Often cloudy with a few passing showers. Feeling rather cold in the brisk west or northwesterly winds.

    Updated:

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