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

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next low tide (0.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for West Sandwick Beach

    Today (13 April 2026)
    Time
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    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    29
    30
    29
    27
    26
    24
    24
    23
    24
    25
    25
    26
    25
    Visibility
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    83%
    85%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    UV 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (14 April 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    20
    21
    23
    25
    26
    28
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    86%
    84%
    80%
    76%
    74%
    72%
    71%
    71%
    72%
    74%
    78%
    84%
    90%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (15 April 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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Mist Mist Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    12
    SE
    14
    SE
    15
    SE
    16
    SE
    17
    SE
    18
    SE
    19
    SE
    20
    SE
    21
    SE
    22
    SE
    23
    SE
    23
    SE
    23
    SE
    23
    SE
    23
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    31
    34
    35
    38
    39
    41
    41
    42
    44
    45
    46
    45
    45
    45
    45
    44
    43
    42
    42
    41
    41
    40
    40
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    VP
    Humidity
    89%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    98%
    99%
    98%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (16 April 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 Overcast Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    17
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    37
    36
    36
    35
    35
    35
    35
    35
    34
    35
    34
    34
    36
    34
    34
    33
    30
    30
    28
    26
    27
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    98%
    97%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    90%
    86%
    84%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    9
    9
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (17 April 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    20
    21
    22
    22
    26
    26
    26
    28
    29
    30
    29
    30
    31
    31
    31
    31
    32
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    89%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    8
    8
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (18 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    12
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    27
    26
    26
    27
    28
    26
    21
    18
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    90%
    81%
    80%
    85%
    90%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (19 April 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 day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    SW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SSW
    9
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    19
    21
    21
    20
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    90%
    75%
    65%
    65%
    76%
    91%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 13 April

    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 13 April

    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 13 April

    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 13 April

    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 14 April

    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 14 April

    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 14 April

    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 14 April

    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 15 April

    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 15 April

    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 15 April

    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 15 April

    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 16 April

    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 16 April

    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 16 April

    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 16 April

    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 17 April

    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 17 April

    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 17 April

    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 17 April

    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 18 April

    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 18 April

    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 18 April

    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 18 April

    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 19 April

    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 19 April

    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 19 April

    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 19 April

    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:

    Dry, sunny spells becoming cloudy, scattered showers Orkney later.

    Today:

    The morning will see sunny spells interspersed with the odd shower. Cloud will increase over Orkney in the afternoon with showers becoming scattered here. Shetland will stay mostly dry and sunny through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Tonight:

    The showers over Orkney will clear during the evening. This will leave the Isles mostly dry with clear spells through the night. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Tuesday:

    The day will stay dry with sunny spells, the best of these over Orkney. A moderate southeast wind. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    A band of rain will push north through Wednesday with scattered showers following during Thursday. These showers clear Thursday night to leave Friday dry but cloudy.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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