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 rain.
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 high tide (2.5m) at

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    7 day forecast for West Sandwick Beach

    Today (22 February 2026)
    Time
    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 rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day 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 Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    26
    27
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    24
    22
    23
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    95%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (23 February 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 Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    SW
    8
    WSW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    WSW
    5
    W
    5
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    NW
    5
    E
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    17
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    13
    13
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    92%
    89%
    86%
    84%
    82%
    84%
    91%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (24 February 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Light rain Overcast Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    60%
    80%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    21
    23
    25
    28
    30
    32
    36
    38
    38
    37
    37
    36
    34
    32
    31
    32
    31
    31
    32
    32
    32
    32
    32
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (25 February 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 rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    31
    30
    29
    28
    27
    26
    24
    23
    22
    21
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    16
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    97%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    15
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    14
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (26 February 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Drizzle Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    24
    26
    28
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    31
    30
    32
    32
    32
    32
    31
    32
    32
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    6
    6
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (27 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    WSW
    13
    W
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    26
    27
    30
    31
    29
    27
    27
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    84%
    83%
    86%
    83%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    13
    14
    16
    15
    14
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    1.3
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    7
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (28 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    12
    W
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    SW
    14
    SW
    12
    S
    11
    S
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    26
    25
    28
    28
    23
    24
    27
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    80%
    83%
    80%
    68%
    72%
    82%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 22 February

    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 22 February

    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 22 February

    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 22 February

    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 23 February

    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 23 February

    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 23 February

    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 23 February

    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 24 February

    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 24 February

    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 24 February

    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 24 February

    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 25 February

    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 25 February

    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 25 February

    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 25 February

    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 26 February

    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 26 February

    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 26 February

    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 26 February

    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 27 February

    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 27 February

    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 27 February

    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 27 February

    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 28 February

    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 28 February

    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 28 February

    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 28 February

    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:

    Bright and showery on Sunday.

    Today:

    There will be a mixture of bright or sunny intervals and occasional showers, some of these could be heavy. Fresh to strong west to southwest breeze. A little milder. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Tonight:

    The fresh west to southwesterly winds will continue to bring occasional showers, some of these again on the heavy side. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Monday:

    Some showers in the morning and early afternoon but dying out with a dry and sunny end to the day, winds also easing. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Tuesday and Wednesday look cloudier with occasional rain, though probably turning drier on Wednesday afternoon. Further rain at times on Thursday but some brighter spells too.

    Updated:

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