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

Light rain changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and very strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities
  • • walkers stay clear of edges

Tide: Next low tide (0.5m) at

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    7 day forecast for West Voe Sands (Beach)

    Today (2 July 2026)
    Time
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    40%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    37
    NW
    36
    NW
    33
    NW
    31
    WNW
    28
    WNW
    27
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    53
    49
    46
    43
    40
    38
    37
    35
    34
    31
    Visibility
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    78%
    77%
    79%
    UV 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    36
    35
    33
    31
    29
    27
    26
    25
    23
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.3
    2.1
    2.0
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (3 July 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    18
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    26
    26
    25
    25
    26
    25
    26
    25
    26
    26
    28
    29
    30
    30
    30
    30
    29
    28
    28
    27
    26
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (4 July 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    24
    25
    26
    26
    26
    27
    27
    28
    28
    27
    27
    27
    26
    25
    24
    22
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 6 6 5 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (5 July 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    WNW
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    W
    8
    W
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    N
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    81%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    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
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (6 July 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    N
    10
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    N
    12
    N
    12
    N
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    15
    15
    15
    17
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    80%
    78%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    80%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    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
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    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
    Tuesday (7 July 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NW
    11
    WNW
    10
    W
    12
    WSW
    13
    SW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    16
    16
    18
    20
    20
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    P
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    79%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    82%
    86%
    89%
    UV - - 1 1 4 6 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    11
    10
    11
    13
    14
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.9
    0.9
    1.1
    1.3
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    7
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (8 July 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Drizzle Light rain Drizzle Overcast Overcast Overcast Drizzle
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    22
    23
    25
    25
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    M
    P
    Humidity
    92%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    UV - 1 1 2 3 2 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 2 July

    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 2 July

    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 2 July

    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 2 July

    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 3 July

    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 3 July

    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 3 July

    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 3 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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:

    Rain clearing in morning, then bright spells. Strong northwest winds.

    Today:

    Cloudy with patchy rain clearing during the morning for Orkney, through the afternoon for Shetland. Otherwise a bright day with sunny spells and a few showers. Strong winds, occasional gales for Shetland around early afternoon. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Tonight:

    Mostly dry to start with sunny spells and just the odd shower. Turning somewhat cloudier overnight with a few showers but still some dry, clear spells. Strong winds will ease. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Friday:

    Bright or sunny spells and variable cloud throughout the day. Mostly dry but the odd light shower possible. Winds freshen in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    A changeable westerly pattern brings variable cloud and scattered showers during this period, with some sunshine at times but often windy.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast