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.



Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by early evening.
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

Tide: Next high tide (1.3m) at

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    7 day forecast for West Voe Sands (Beach)

    Today (11 May 2026)
    Time
    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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed
    N
    19
    N
    18
    N
    18
    N
    18
    N
    19
    N
    18
    N
    18
    N
    17
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    W
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    29
    30
    30
    30
    29
    28
    27
    26
    24
    23
    22
    22
    21
    19
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    16
    19
    22
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    63%
    61%
    61%
    63%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    63%
    63%
    59%
    60%
    57%
    57%
    56%
    56%
    55%
    56%
    56%
    56%
    55%
    56%
    58%
    62%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    19
    19
    18
    18
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (12 May 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 rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    25
    SW
    23
    SW
    19
    WSW
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    18
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    30
    35
    36
    36
    35
    32
    29
    28
    29
    30
    30
    30
    32
    31
    28
    26
    26
    26
    23
    23
    22
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    75%
    81%
    84%
    87%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    86%
    82%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    73%
    71%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    21
    23
    25
    26
    25
    23
    19
    19
    19
    18
    19
    19
    19
    20
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    14
    13
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    5
    5
    6
    6
    8
    8
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (13 May 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 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    WSW
    9
    W
    8
    WNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    N
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NE
    7
    ENE
    7
    NE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNW
    6
    N
    7
    N
    7
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    10
    N
    10
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    16
    13
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    19
    19
    20
    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
    75%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    7
    6
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (14 May 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 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    12
    N
    13
    N
    14
    N
    15
    N
    16
    NNW
    17
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    18
    N
    19
    N
    20
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    21
    NNW
    21
    N
    21
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    22
    23
    24
    26
    27
    26
    28
    28
    30
    30
    31
    31
    32
    32
    34
    34
    34
    34
    34
    34
    33
    32
    31
    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
    78%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (15 May 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    30
    31
    31
    34
    34
    33
    31
    30
    31
    30
    29
    27
    26
    25
    24
    22
    21
    20
    19
    17
    16
    17
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (16 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols No weather symbol data Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    11
    NW
    13
    W
    11
    WSW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    10
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    16
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    77%
    80%
    81%
    80%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    UV - - 1 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.5
    1.6
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (17 May 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    15
    15
    17
    17
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 12 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 12 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 12 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 12 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 13 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 13 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 13 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 13 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 14 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 14 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 14 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 14 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 16 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 16 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 16 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 16 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 17 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 17 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 17 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 17 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:

    Clear or sunny spells and a few showers.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloud and outbreaks of rain, perhaps a little sleet across Shetland, soon clearing to leave clear spells and a few showers through the rest of the evening and overnight. Occasionally strong northerly winds easing Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Monday:

    The odd light shower through the morning, otherwise dry with some bright or sunny intervals. Chance of rain late evening. Cold but the occasionally fresh northerly wind easing. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Early rain on Tuesday. Otherwise sunny spells and a few showers, but rather cold. Becoming drier on Thursday.

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