St Ninians Isle (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 overcast by early evening.
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 (1.3m) at

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    8 day forecast for St Ninians Isle (Beach)

    Today (7 April 2025)
    Time
    05:00
    06:00
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    08:00
    09:00
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    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
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    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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 April 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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    5
    S
    5
    S
    4
    S
    4
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    3
    SW
    3
    WSW
    3
    W
    3
    WSW
    3
    WSW
    4
    WSW
    5
    W
    6
    W
    7
    W
    7
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    7
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    86%
    82%
    79%
    78%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    5
    N
    5
    N
    4
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    6
    NW
    8
    NW
    9
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    12
    13
    13
    11
    12
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    81%
    80%
    84%
    86%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    4
    5
    6
    8
    9
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (10 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    9
    WSW
    11
    W
    14
    W
    17
    W
    19
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    24
    27
    31
    32
    32
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    92%
    92%
    87%
    88%
    92%
    95%
    98%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    12
    14
    17
    18
    19
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.9
    1.0
    1.3
    1.6
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (11 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    13
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    26
    24
    25
    23
    23
    21
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    98%
    97%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    14
    15
    15
    15
    13
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (12 April 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SSW
    10
    S
    11
    S
    11
    SSE
    10
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    15
    17
    17
    15
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    91%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    85%
    90%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    9
    11
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (13 April 2025)
    Time
    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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    S
    9
    SSW
    9
    SW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SW
    11
    WSW
    9
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    15
    17
    17
    16
    16
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    91%
    92%
    86%
    80%
    79%
    81%
    87%
    UV - - 1 2 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (14 April 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    SSW
    10
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    17
    19
    20
    16
    14
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    87%
    87%
    82%
    79%
    76%
    78%
    84%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 11 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 11 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 11 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 11 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 12 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 12 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 12 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 12 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 13 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 13 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 13 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 13 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 some sunshine.

    Today:

    It will be another dry day with variable cloud and some sunny spells. Best chance of prolonged sunshine over Orkney. Winds will be light and variable. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Tonight:

    Late sunshine over Orkney in the evening, then staying dry but clouding over through the night. Staying dry but cloudy over Shetland, with only the odd clear spell. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Tuesday:

    It will be dry but mostly cloudy throughout the day, the best chance of any sunny spells over Orkney in the morning. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Cloudy but mainly dry Wednesday and Thursday, though a little drizzle is possible at times. Milder westerly breezes arriving on Thursday. More organised band of rain spreads east on Friday.

    Updated:

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