St Ninians Isle (Beach) (Shetland Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to light rain by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (0.6m) at

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    8 day forecast for St Ninians Isle (Beach)

    Today (28 March 2025)
    Time
    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
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Light shower day
    Light rain
    Light shower day
    Light shower day
    Light shower day
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    30%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    22
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    25
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    25
    SW
    23
    WSW
    22
    W
    23
    W
    23
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    NW
    23
    NW
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    37
    40
    43
    43
    43
    44
    45
    45
    46
    47
    44
    43
    40
    42
    42
    43
    44
    45
    43
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    G
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    79%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    75%
    76%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    84%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    UV
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    2
    2
    2
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.2
    2.3
    2.5
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    2.9
    3.0
    3.1
    3.2
    3.1
    3.0
    3.1
    3.2
    3.4
    3.5
    3.5
    3.4
    3.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (29 March 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
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    Light rain
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    70%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    23
    NW
    21
    NW
    19
    NW
    18
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    12
    W
    11
    W
    10
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    15
    S
    17
    S
    19
    S
    21
    S
    21
    S
    19
    SW
    17
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    W
    13
    W
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    43
    41
    37
    32
    28
    25
    21
    19
    19
    20
    20
    21
    23
    27
    29
    34
    37
    38
    33
    30
    29
    26
    25
    26
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    77%
    83%
    84%
    79%
    78%
    80%
    76%
    70%
    68%
    69%
    71%
    70%
    75%
    84%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    89%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.1
    2.9
    2.7
    2.5
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (30 March 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    30%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    12
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    13
    NW
    11
    WNW
    9
    SSW
    8
    S
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    24
    17
    15
    15
    20
    34
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    87%
    78%
    68%
    66%
    79%
    84%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.6
    1.7
    2.8
    2.7
    2.3
    2.2
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (31 March 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    35
    36
    35
    35
    34
    30
    26
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    91%
    87%
    84%
    78%
    73%
    84%
    84%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.2
    2.7
    3.7
    3.9
    3.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    16
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (1 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    17
    16
    14
    13
    13
    12
    16
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    80%
    82%
    87%
    83%
    76%
    80%
    89%
    90%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.4
    3.1
    2.9
    2.7
    2.4
    2.2
    1.9
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (2 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    S
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    S
    13
    S
    11
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    22
    25
    24
    24
    19
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    91%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    88%
    90%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.4
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Clear night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    S
    8
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    8
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    14
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    91%
    88%
    80%
    75%
    76%
    82%
    86%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    No weather symbol data
    No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    SSW
    6
    SE
    6
    ESE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    15
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    85%
    79%
    73%
    77%
    84%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    No UV data
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 28 March

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 28 March

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 28 March

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 28 March

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 29 March

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 29 March

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 29 March

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 29 March

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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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    Occasional rain Thursday evening. Scattered showers and turning windy Friday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloudy this evening with rain for a time. Then the rest of the night will see clear periods and a few passing showers. Fresh southwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Friday:

    Sunny intervals and scattered showers. Some longer spells of rain possible in the afternoon and evening. Freshening southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    After a mainly dry start on Saturday rain will spread east for a time in the afternoon and evening. Early showers on Sunday otherwise dry. Mainly dry on Monday.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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