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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

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (1.0m) at

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No pollen data.

    7 day forecast for St Ninians Isle (Beach)

    Today (9 December 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    70%
    80%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    50%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    Temperature
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    8
    SE
    10
    SE
    12
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    23
    ESE
    25
    ESE
    29
    ESE
    31
    ESE
    31
    ESE
    31
    SE
    28
    SSE
    27
    SSE
    28
    SSE
    30
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    24
    28
    31
    34
    37
    40
    44
    48
    53
    55
    55
    53
    50
    49
    52
    55
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    P
    P
    M
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    90%
    89%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    92%
    85%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    8
    10
    12
    14
    17
    19
    21
    23
    25
    29
    31
    31
    31
    28
    27
    28
    30
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.9
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (10 December 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    32
    S
    32
    S
    34
    SSW
    35
    SSW
    37
    SSW
    38
    SSW
    38
    SSW
    37
    SSW
    37
    SSW
    36
    SSW
    36
    SSW
    36
    SSW
    35
    SSW
    34
    SSW
    31
    SW
    30
    SW
    28
    WSW
    28
    WSW
    29
    W
    31
    W
    31
    W
    32
    W
    32
    W
    32
    Wind gust (mph)
    58
    61
    63
    64
    67
    68
    68
    68
    67
    65
    65
    63
    61
    59
    55
    44
    42
    42
    40
    40
    48
    50
    57
    57
    Visibility (description)
    E
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    80%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    80%
    84%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    32
    32
    34
    35
    37
    38
    38
    37
    37
    36
    36
    36
    35
    34
    31
    30
    28
    28
    29
    31
    31
    32
    32
    32
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.0
    3.3
    3.7
    3.9
    4.0
    4.4
    4.9
    5.5
    5.7
    5.7
    5.7
    5.8
    5.7
    5.7
    5.6
    5.5
    5.5
    5.9
    6.1
    6.3
    6.2
    6.0
    5.8
    5.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (11 December 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    31
    W
    29
    WNW
    28
    WNW
    26
    W
    24
    W
    21
    W
    18
    W
    16
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    55
    49
    44
    45
    39
    34
    30
    26
    22
    22
    21
    21
    22
    22
    24
    25
    25
    24
    25
    22
    22
    20
    19
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    90%
    87%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    31
    29
    28
    26
    24
    21
    18
    16
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    6.8
    6.5
    6.1
    5.6
    5.1
    4.6
    4.2
    3.8
    3.5
    3.3
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.4
    2.5
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (12 December 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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    14
    12
    12
    15
    17
    20
    23
    25
    26
    26
    26
    27
    27
    26
    26
    28
    26
    27
    28
    29
    30
    30
    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
    87%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    3.1
    3.2
    3.3
    3.4
    3.4
    3.4
    3.5
    3.5
    3.5
    3.4
    3.4
    3.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (13 December 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 Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    S
    23
    S
    24
    S
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    30
    36
    36
    37
    35
    33
    37
    39
    41
    41
    40
    38
    34
    31
    29
    28
    26
    26
    28
    30
    28
    26
    26
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    82%
    80%
    81%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.3
    3.3
    3.3
    3.4
    3.5
    3.5
    3.6
    3.6
    3.6
    3.5
    3.4
    3.3
    3.3
    3.2
    3.3
    3.3
    3.3
    3.3
    3.2
    3.1
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (14 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    26
    26
    29
    29
    27
    30
    35
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.5
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (15 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    33
    31
    29
    29
    26
    27
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    79%
    80%
    79%
    81%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    UV - - - 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
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    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Tuesday 9 December

    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 9 December

    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 9 December

    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 9 December

    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 10 December

    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 10 December

    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 10 December

    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 10 December

    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 11 December

    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 11 December

    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 11 December

    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 11 December

    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 12 December

    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 12 December

    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 12 December

    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 12 December

    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 13 December

    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 13 December

    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 13 December

    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 13 December

    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 14 December

    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 14 December

    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 14 December

    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 14 December

    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 15 December

    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 15 December

    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 15 December

    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 15 December

    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 explained
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    Forecast for 7am Tuesday
    Updated 04:00 (UTC) on Tue 9 Dec 2025
    WARNING
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    Updated:

    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    A dry start, but rain and gales in the afternoon.

    Today:

    A dry bright start, but high cloud thickening and lowering. Outbreaks of rain spread north from around midday, turning heavy over Shetland late afternoon. Southeast becoming easterly winds increasing through the day with gales in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Tonight:

    A dry evening across Orkney, but heavy rain over Shetland. Further outbreaks of rain across the Northern Isles overnight. Southeast gales becoming southwest, increasing to severe gales at times. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Outbreaks of rain for much of the day with gale to severe gale force winds, perhaps reaching storm force at times. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    A drier few days with winds less strong, although still breezy at times. Some patchy rain later Thursday and early Friday, then heavier rain on Saturday.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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