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 partly cloudy by nighttime.
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 (2.2m) at

Sunrise iconSunrise:
Sunset iconSunset:
H UV
L Pollution

    7 day forecast for The Sands of Breckon (Beach)

    Today (2 July 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    Visibility
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    84%
    83%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 July 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    S
    16
    S
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    17
    19
    21
    24
    25
    25
    24
    23
    23
    21
    20
    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
    77%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 6 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    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
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SSW
    13
    S
    13
    SSE
    13
    SE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    18
    19
    15
    14
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    91%
    86%
    83%
    87%
    91%
    93%
    95%
    UV - - 1 1 4 4 2 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Drizzle Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    N
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    15
    15
    13
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    97%
    96%
    98%
    97%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    92%
    UV - 1 1 2 4 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 July 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 Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    10
    N
    10
    N
    11
    N
    12
    N
    13
    N
    13
    N
    14
    NNE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    14
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    91%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    13
    N
    14
    N
    14
    N
    15
    N
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    23
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    13
    W
    12
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    17
    15
    15
    16
    17
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 2 July

    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 2 July

    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 2 July

    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 2 July

    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 3 July

    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 3 July

    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 3 July

    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 3 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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.

    The Sands of Breckon (Beach) weather map

    View the weather with our interactive map

    Loading map...
    WARNING
    Flood alerts icon
    Flood alerts in force for Scotland
    Flood alerts in force for Scotland

    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mainly dry with clear spells tonight. Scattered showers on Wednesday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A bright evening then largely dry with clear spells overnight. Cloudier at times over Orkney with a few light showers. Light to moderate southwest winds. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Wednesday:

    A mixture of sunny spells and a few showers, some of these could be on the heavy side. Light west or southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Bright with occasional showers on Thursday then windy with outbreaks of rain on Friday. Misty with some showery rain or drizzle on Saturday.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

    More from the Met Office