The Sands of Breckon (Beach) (Shetland Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Heavy showers changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (1.9m) at

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    7 day forecast for The Sands of Breckon (Beach)

    Today (16 September 2025)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    Temperature
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NNW
    22
    N
    22
    N
    22
    N
    23
    N
    23
    N
    23
    N
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    31
    30
    30
    31
    32
    30
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    87%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    81%
    77%
    UV 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    21
    22
    22
    22
    23
    22
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.3
    2.4
    2.5
    2.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    22
    N
    20
    N
    18
    N
    16
    N
    14
    N
    13
    N
    11
    N
    9
    NNE
    7
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    SE
    18
    SE
    19
    SE
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    27
    25
    23
    21
    18
    15
    13
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    14
    16
    18
    20
    22
    24
    27
    28
    29
    32
    30
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    77%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    71%
    70%
    70%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    70%
    74%
    75%
    82%
    85%
    87%
    89%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    20
    18
    16
    14
    12
    11
    9
    7
    6
    7
    7
    8
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    16
    17
    17
    18
    19
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    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 Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    19
    SSE
    16
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    19
    S
    20
    S
    22
    S
    23
    S
    24
    S
    25
    S
    25
    S
    26
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    25
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    27
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    26
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    22
    22
    22
    25
    26
    30
    32
    33
    34
    35
    35
    35
    34
    32
    28
    26
    28
    27
    28
    30
    31
    30
    Visibility (description)
    G
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    19
    20
    22
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.7
    1.8
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    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 Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    26
    W
    25
    W
    24
    W
    23
    W
    22
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    W
    15
    WSW
    15
    SW
    15
    WSW
    15
    W
    16
    WNW
    16
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    26
    25
    24
    21
    22
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    17
    15
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    19
    19
    19
    23
    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
    88%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    26
    25
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.3
    2.5
    2.7
    2.8
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    19
    NW
    19
    NW
    20
    NW
    20
    NW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    23
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    22
    NW
    22
    NW
    22
    NW
    22
    NW
    23
    NNW
    23
    NNW
    23
    NW
    23
    NW
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    21
    24
    26
    27
    28
    30
    32
    32
    34
    35
    35
    35
    33
    35
    35
    37
    35
    35
    38
    33
    35
    35
    38
    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%
    79%
    78%
    80%
    82%
    77%
    72%
    72%
    70%
    71%
    71%
    68%
    68%
    67%
    66%
    65%
    67%
    68%
    67%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    69%
    69%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    22
    22
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.2
    3.3
    3.3
    3.3
    3.4
    3.3
    3.2
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    24
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    21
    NW
    19
    NW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    38
    39
    37
    36
    34
    31
    27
    22
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    70%
    69%
    71%
    68%
    67%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    64%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    24
    25
    25
    24
    22
    22
    21
    19
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    3.0
    3.1
    3.1
    2.9
    2.6
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    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%
    10%
    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
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    19
    19
    20
    19
    15
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    64%
    65%
    67%
    69%
    73%
    74%
    78%
    77%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 16 September

    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 16 September

    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 16 September

    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 16 September

    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 17 September

    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 17 September

    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 17 September

    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 17 September

    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 18 September

    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 18 September

    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 18 September

    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 18 September

    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 19 September

    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 19 September

    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 19 September

    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 19 September

    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 20 September

    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 20 September

    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 20 September

    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 20 September

    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 21 September

    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 21 September

    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 21 September

    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 21 September

    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 22 September

    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 22 September

    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 22 September

    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 22 September

    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 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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