West Sandwick 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 showers.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next low tide (0.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for West Sandwick Beach

    Today (1 November 2025)
    Time
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    36
    34
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (2 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    35
    36
    34
    32
    33
    33
    34
    35
    36
    36
    38
    39
    39
    42
    43
    42
    42
    39
    38
    35
    33
    33
    32
    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
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    79%
    78%
    80%
    84%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    90%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SSW
    11
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    30
    29
    26
    25
    24
    24
    25
    26
    28
    27
    26
    26
    27
    28
    29
    30
    30
    32
    32
    33
    35
    37
    37
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    G
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    18
    19
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    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 Light shower night Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day 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
    30%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    36
    35
    35
    35
    35
    36
    38
    36
    36
    36
    38
    37
    36
    35
    36
    35
    32
    32
    32
    32
    28
    27
    26
    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
    90%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    9
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    23
    21
    19
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    17
    16
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    19
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (6 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    S
    12
    S
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    15
    17
    15
    16
    16
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    97%
    97%
    96%
    96%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    11
    9
    10
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    13
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    19
    19
    21
    16
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    90%
    92%
    95%
    95%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 1 November

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 1 November

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 1 November

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 1 November

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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 Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 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:

    Breezy with frequent and heavy showers Sunday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Breezy. Rain or frequent showers over Shetland in the early evening, soon clearing north, this rain heavy at times. Otherwise clear spells and mostly dry for Orkney with just the odd shower. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Sunday:

    After a dry and bright start cloud and showery outbreaks of rain soon spread northeast, these heavy at times. Breezy with strengthening southerly winds. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Unsettled and breezy with showers and outbreaks of rain at times throughout this period. Occasionally drier and brighter for a time Wednesday.

    Updated:

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