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

Partly cloudy.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

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    7 day forecast for Tresta Sands (Beach)

    Today (16 September 2025)
    Time
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    30%
    Temperature
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    N
    22
    N
    22
    N
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    31
    31
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    82%
    UV - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    22
    22
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (17 September 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    70%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    22
    N
    20
    N
    18
    N
    16
    N
    15
    N
    13
    N
    11
    N
    8
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NE
    6
    E
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    SE
    13
    SE
    15
    ESE
    17
    SE
    19
    ESE
    20
    SE
    21
    SE
    22
    SE
    23
    SE
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    28
    25
    23
    21
    18
    15
    13
    11
    10
    11
    11
    13
    14
    17
    19
    21
    23
    25
    27
    29
    30
    31
    29
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    79%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    71%
    70%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    69%
    72%
    75%
    78%
    84%
    85%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    20
    18
    16
    14
    13
    11
    8
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    10
    11
    13
    15
    17
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (18 September 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 rain Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    21
    S
    17
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    20
    S
    22
    S
    23
    SSW
    24
    S
    26
    S
    27
    S
    28
    S
    28
    S
    28
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    27
    SW
    27
    SW
    28
    SW
    29
    SW
    28
    WSW
    28
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    20
    21
    22
    24
    24
    26
    26
    28
    28
    30
    31
    33
    33
    35
    29
    29
    29
    30
    30
    33
    33
    34
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    17
    17
    16
    16
    17
    18
    20
    21
    23
    24
    25
    27
    28
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    28
    28
    28
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 September 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Overcast Light shower day Light shower day Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    28
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    W
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    SW
    16
    WSW
    18
    WNW
    19
    W
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    NW
    18
    NW
    19
    NW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    27
    26
    26
    25
    26
    24
    21
    19
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    16
    19
    20
    19
    19
    20
    19
    20
    21
    19
    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
    86%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    80%
    78%
    82%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    27
    26
    25
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    17
    18
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 September 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    18
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    23
    NNW
    23
    NW
    24
    NNW
    24
    NNW
    25
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    21
    21
    21
    23
    23
    24
    26
    27
    28
    28
    28
    27
    29
    30
    31
    30
    33
    35
    35
    36
    39
    39
    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
    79%
    76%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    74%
    73%
    69%
    67%
    65%
    64%
    65%
    67%
    66%
    70%
    70%
    71%
    70%
    69%
    71%
    72%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    24
    24
    25
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    24
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    23
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    40
    39
    40
    38
    37
    35
    31
    27
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    73%
    73%
    72%
    68%
    67%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    25
    25
    25
    24
    22
    23
    22
    20
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    14
    14
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    16
    NW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    W
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    18
    19
    19
    18
    16
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    64%
    65%
    67%
    70%
    72%
    73%
    79%
    79%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 16 September

    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?

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    Tide times

    Tuesday 16 September

    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 16 September

    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 16 September

    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 17 September

    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 17 September

    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 17 September

    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 17 September

    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 18 September

    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 18 September

    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 18 September

    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 18 September

    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 19 September

    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 19 September

    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 19 September

    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 19 September

    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 20 September

    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 20 September

    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 20 September

    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 20 September

    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 21 September

    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 21 September

    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 21 September

    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 21 September

    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 22 September

    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 22 September

    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 22 September

    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 22 September

    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:

    Dry much of Wednesday. Some sunshine. Cloudy with rain later.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Clear spells will be interspersed with scattered showers during the evening. The showers will die after midnight. Strong northwest wind will ease from late evening. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Dry with sunny spells until late afternoon over Shetland but becoming cloudy over Orkney. Rain reaching Orkney during afternoon, extending to Shetland in the evening. Southeast winds freshening later. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Unsettled conditions with rain, showers and strong winds continue. These conditions will be interspersed with brief drier and brighter spells.

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