St Ninians Isle (Beach) (Shetland Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Cloudy changing to light showers by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves
  • • high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

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    7 day forecast for St Ninians Isle (Beach)

    Today (17 September 2026)
    Time
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    15
    SW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    35
    35
    35
    Visibility
    G
    M
    G
    M
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    86%
    88%
    UV - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    15
    16
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.2
    3.5
    3.7
    3.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    13
    13
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (18 September 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 shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    20
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SSW
    11
    S
    13
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    18
    SW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    36
    37
    39
    40
    41
    41
    40
    39
    38
    37
    35
    32
    30
    29
    27
    25
    24
    25
    29
    34
    36
    36
    37
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    79%
    76%
    74%
    78%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    92%
    93%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    18
    19
    20
    19
    20
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    11
    11
    13
    14
    17
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    4.1
    4.2
    4.4
    4.4
    4.4
    4.4
    4.4
    4.3
    4.4
    4.3
    4.2
    4.0
    3.9
    3.7
    3.5
    3.4
    3.3
    3.3
    3.2
    3.0
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (19 September 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    37
    36
    37
    37
    38
    39
    40
    41
    40
    42
    43
    43
    44
    44
    44
    44
    45
    46
    46
    44
    45
    45
    45
    Visibility (description)
    P
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    81%
    77%
    76%
    79%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    20
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.9
    3.0
    3.1
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.1
    3.1
    3.2
    3.3
    3.4
    3.6
    3.7
    3.9
    4.1
    4.4
    4.5
    4.6
    4.6
    4.4
    4.2
    4.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (20 September 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 shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    W
    22
    W
    22
    W
    23
    W
    22
    W
    23
    W
    25
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    45
    46
    46
    46
    46
    47
    47
    48
    49
    49
    49
    49
    48
    48
    47
    46
    45
    44
    43
    41
    38
    36
    34
    31
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    79%
    81%
    81%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    22
    21
    18
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    4.1
    4.2
    4.3
    4.4
    4.6
    4.7
    4.7
    4.6
    4.5
    4.4
    4.2
    4.0
    3.9
    3.9
    3.9
    3.9
    3.9
    3.9
    3.9
    3.8
    3.6
    3.5
    3.4
    3.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (21 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Drizzle Mist Mist Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    W
    13
    W
    10
    W
    9
    W
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    7
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    28
    25
    22
    19
    17
    15
    13
    13
    15
    18
    21
    22
    23
    24
    25
    24
    25
    25
    26
    25
    23
    23
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    82%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    84%
    86%
    90%
    94%
    97%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    99%
    98%
    98%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    13
    10
    9
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (22 September 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Mist Mist Drizzle Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    22
    24
    24
    26
    27
    26
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    97%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    92%
    86%
    83%
    86%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    15
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.1
    1.5
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    2.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (23 September 2026)
    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%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    W
    14
    W
    14
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    24
    26
    25
    24
    22
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    83%
    83%
    78%
    75%
    76%
    80%
    82%
    UV - - 1 2 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 17 September

    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 17 September

    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 17 September

    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 17 September

    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 18 September

    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 18 September

    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 18 September

    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 18 September

    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 19 September

    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 19 September

    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 19 September

    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 19 September

    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 20 September

    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 20 September

    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 20 September

    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 20 September

    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 21 September

    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 21 September

    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 21 September

    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 21 September

    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 22 September

    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 22 September

    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 22 September

    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 22 September

    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 23 September

    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 23 September

    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 23 September

    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 23 September

    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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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Bright spells, isolated showers, breezy Friday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    This evening will see further showers. Then variable amounts of cloud overnight with showers, these turning fewer across Orkney later. Fresh to strong west or southwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Friday:

    Bright spells and occasional showers, but more in the way of drier weather. Strong northwesterly winds at first across Shetland, otherwise less windy than of late. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Windy with showers on Saturday, strong southwesterly winds. Bright spells and fewer showers on Sunday, fresh westerly winds. Rain extending northeast for a time on Monday.

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