The Sands of Breckon (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 nighttime.
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

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    8 day forecast for The Sands of Breckon (Beach)

    Today (30 April 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    Temperature
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    23
    24
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    87%
    84%
    82%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    90%
    92%
    UV 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (1 May 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 Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    W
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    SW
    21
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    28
    W
    29
    W
    29
    W
    29
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    24
    26
    28
    30
    34
    36
    39
    40
    40
    41
    41
    42
    43
    43
    43
    42
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    90%
    85%
    78%
    74%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    79%
    78%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    17
    18
    19
    21
    23
    24
    25
    26
    27
    27
    27
    28
    29
    29
    29
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.2
    1.3
    1.5
    1.7
    1.9
    2.0
    2.2
    2.4
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    2.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    12
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (2 May 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Light shower day Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    30
    W
    30
    WNW
    29
    WNW
    27
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    40
    39
    36
    34
    32
    30
    27
    35
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    77%
    81%
    80%
    UV - - 1 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    30
    30
    29
    27
    24
    22
    22
    22
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.9
    3.1
    2.9
    2.6
    2.4
    2.2
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (3 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower day Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    28
    NNW
    29
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    23
    NNW
    23
    NNW
    24
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    25
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    38
    37
    35
    33
    35
    36
    33
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    79%
    75%
    73%
    67%
    69%
    68%
    73%
    69%
    UV - 1 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    28
    29
    27
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    2.0
    2.3
    2.6
    2.0
    1.8
    1.6
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    10
    10
    8
    7
    8
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (4 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    25
    N
    23
    N
    21
    N
    17
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    29
    26
    22
    21
    20
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    69%
    67%
    67%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    67%
    68%
    UV - 1 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    25
    23
    21
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (5 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    16
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    NW
    19
    NW
    19
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    24
    26
    25
    24
    22
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    77%
    81%
    83%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (6 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    16
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    18
    19
    18
    18
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    UV - 1 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (7 May 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 Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    W
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    17
    17
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    87%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    87%
    UV - 1 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 4 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 4 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 4 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 4 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 7 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 7 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 7 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 7 May

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 with sunny intervals today. Warm.

    Today:

    It will be a dry day with some sunny intervals but some high cloud around. Chance of a shower across Orkney this afternoon. Quite warm. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Tonight:

    This evening will be dry. Thickening cloud will bring a little light rain or drizzle from the in the early hours. Brisk southwesterly winds developing across Shetland. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Thursday:

    Apart from the odd passing shower it will be mainly dry and colder day with some bright or sunny spells. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Often cloudy with a few passing showers. Feeling rather cold in the brisk west or northwesterly winds.

    Updated:

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