West Voe Sands (Beach) (Shetland Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Light rain.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

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    7 day forecast for West Voe Sands (Beach)

    Today (2 November 2025)
    Time
    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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Light shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    70%
    70%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    Temperature
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    29
    S
    30
    SSW
    31
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    33
    SSW
    32
    SW
    32
    SW
    33
    SW
    33
    SW
    32
    SW
    32
    SW
    32
    SW
    31
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    44
    46
    47
    47
    46
    46
    47
    48
    46
    47
    45
    43
    Visibility
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    M
    M
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    79%
    77%
    81%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    80%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    29
    30
    31
    32
    33
    32
    32
    33
    33
    32
    32
    32
    31
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.7
    2.8
    2.9
    3.1
    3.3
    3.4
    3.6
    3.8
    4.1
    4.2
    4.2
    4.2
    4.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (3 November 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Heavy rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    60%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    40%
    90%
    70%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    29
    SW
    27
    SW
    26
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    S
    24
    S
    23
    S
    23
    S
    22
    S
    22
    S
    22
    S
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    24
    S
    26
    S
    29
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    30
    Wind gust (mph)
    40
    38
    37
    35
    36
    36
    35
    33
    33
    32
    30
    30
    32
    33
    34
    32
    32
    33
    36
    36
    39
    45
    44
    41
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    77%
    76%
    75%
    79%
    82%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    29
    27
    26
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    26
    29
    32
    32
    30
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.9
    3.7
    3.6
    3.3
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.3
    3.2
    3.1
    3.0
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    3.1
    3.3
    3.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    7
    7
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (4 November 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 Partly cloudy night 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    29
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    29
    SSW
    29
    SSW
    29
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    29
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    29
    SSW
    29
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    21
    SW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    40
    41
    42
    42
    42
    42
    42
    42
    42
    42
    40
    37
    37
    33
    36
    33
    33
    33
    31
    30
    26
    24
    23
    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
    84%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    81%
    80%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    29
    28
    29
    29
    29
    28
    29
    28
    29
    29
    28
    28
    28
    27
    26
    26
    26
    26
    25
    25
    24
    23
    21
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.3
    3.3
    3.2
    3.1
    3.0
    3.0
    3.1
    3.2
    3.3
    3.5
    3.5
    3.6
    3.6
    3.7
    3.8
    3.8
    3.7
    3.7
    3.8
    3.7
    3.6
    3.5
    3.4
    3.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    14
    12
    12
    12
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (5 November 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    18
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.2
    3.0
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (6 November 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    SE
    17
    SE
    18
    SSE
    18
    S
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    21
    SW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    21
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    24
    24
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    95%
    97%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    21
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    11
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (7 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    21
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SSW
    18
    S
    18
    S
    19
    S
    17
    S
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    23
    24
    25
    24
    23
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    19
    18
    18
    18
    19
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.5
    2.9
    3.3
    3.7
    		 – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    		 – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (8 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    S
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    87%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Sunday 2 November

    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 2 November

    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 2 November

    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 2 November

    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 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 7 November

    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 7 November

    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 7 November

    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 7 November

    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 8 November

    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 8 November

    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 8 November

    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 8 November

    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 explained
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    Forecast for 11:00, Sun
    Updated 09:00 (UTC) on Sun 2 Nov 2025

    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy with outbreaks heavy and showery rain. Windy.

    Today:

    A few showers Shetland but dry at first Orkney. Cloud and a strengthening wind soon spread east with outbreaks of heavy rain following from midday. The rain turns to frequent showers from late afternoon. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Tonight:

    The evening will be cloudy and windy with frequent, at times heavy, showers. Showers clear north from late evening. A band of rain follows northeast towards morning. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Monday:

    Another cloudy and breezy day with bands of rain, some heavy, passing northeast from the early morning. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Cloudy, windy, bands rain and showers, some heavy, pass northeast through most of this period. The best of any dry and brighter periods will be during Wednesday.

    Updated:

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