Tresta Sands (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

Fog changing to overcast by late morning.
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 (0.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Tresta Sands (Beach)

    Today (15 June 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Fog Fog Mist Overcast Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
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    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    8
    S
    9
    SSW
    11
    W
    13
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    19
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    14
    16
    21
    24
    24
    24
    23
    22
    20
    20
    21
    21
    23
    24
    26
    Visibility
    VP
    VP
    VP
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    100%
    100%
    99%
    97%
    96%
    94%
    91%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    90%
    87%
    UV 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    8
    9
    11
    13
    16
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (16 June 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Drizzle Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    W
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    15
    SW
    14
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    27
    27
    26
    24
    21
    19
    19
    20
    22
    25
    27
    27
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    26
    25
    23
    21
    19
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    91%
    93%
    96%
    98%
    95%
    92%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    15
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    16
    15
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (17 June 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Drizzle Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    80%
    ≥95%
    40%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    15
    S
    17
    S
    21
    SSW
    23
    SW
    28
    WSW
    31
    W
    30
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    27
    32
    33
    35
    42
    36
    33
    32
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    M
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    94%
    92%
    86%
    81%
    76%
    77%
    82%
    UV - - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    17
    21
    23
    27
    31
    30
    26
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.5
    0.6
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.6
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    3
    4
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (18 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    28
    28
    27
    24
    26
    24
    22
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    80%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 2 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (19 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    18
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    17
    21
    23
    20
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    86%
    83%
    81%
    80%
    80%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    17
    16
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (20 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    SW
    14
    WSW
    15
    NW
    16
    SW
    15
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    14
    16
    17
    19
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    90%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    79%
    81%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (21 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SE
    14
    S
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    16
    18
    17
    16
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    85%
    87%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 15 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 15 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 15 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 15 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 16 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 16 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 16 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 16 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 17 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 17 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 17 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 17 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 18 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 18 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 18 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 18 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 19 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 19 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 19 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 19 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 20 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 20 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 20 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 20 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 21 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 21 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 21 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 21 June

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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:

    Mostly cloudy on Sunday with showers dying out later.

    Today:

    Cloudy with heavy showers clearing Orkney in the morning, some brief sunny intervals before cloud and light rain arrives. Shetland rather cloudy and showery until mid afternoon, briefly brighter, but misty, drizzly later. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Tonight:

    Some early light showers and mist then clearing up for a time later this evening and tonight, then cloudy with some mist and drizzle later in night. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Monday:

    A damp drizzly start with some mist then brightening up with some sunny intervals, mainly for Orkney in the afternoon. Moderate to fresh southwesterlies. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Tuesday windy with gales, some light rain, turning sunnier later. Wednesday and Thursday will be bright and dry with some sunny spells and lighter winds.

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