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Tresta Sands (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 early evening.
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

Tide: Next low tide (0.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for Tresta Sands (Beach)

    Today (22 October 2025)
    Time
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    34
    32
    29
    28
    27
    25
    23
    21
    20
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    68%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    65%
    64%
    64%
    UV 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    23
    23
    21
    21
    20
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (23 October 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    8
    SSE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    ESE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    ENE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    16
    NE
    17
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    21
    NNE
    22
    NNE
    23
    NNE
    24
    NNE
    25
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    14
    13
    11
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    14
    17
    20
    23
    24
    26
    26
    26
    30
    32
    32
    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
    64%
    63%
    63%
    62%
    62%
    60%
    61%
    62%
    64%
    66%
    64%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    64%
    65%
    65%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    69%
    69%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    12
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    16
    17
    19
    21
    22
    23
    24
    25
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (24 October 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    26
    NNE
    27
    NNE
    29
    NNE
    30
    NNE
    31
    NNE
    31
    NNE
    32
    NNE
    33
    NNE
    34
    NNE
    35
    NNE
    35
    NNE
    35
    NNE
    36
    NNE
    36
    NNE
    36
    NNE
    37
    NNE
    38
    NNE
    39
    N
    40
    N
    40
    N
    41
    N
    41
    N
    40
    N
    40
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    35
    38
    38
    39
    41
    43
    42
    44
    44
    46
    48
    49
    50
    52
    53
    53
    53
    54
    55
    54
    54
    54
    54
    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
    70%
    70%
    73%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    26
    27
    29
    30
    31
    31
    32
    33
    34
    35
    35
    35
    36
    36
    36
    37
    38
    39
    40
    40
    41
    41
    40
    40
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    2
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (25 October 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 rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    39
    N
    39
    N
    39
    N
    39
    N
    38
    N
    38
    N
    36
    N
    36
    N
    36
    N
    36
    N
    35
    N
    35
    N
    35
    N
    35
    N
    34
    N
    35
    N
    36
    N
    36
    N
    37
    N
    37
    N
    38
    N
    38
    N
    38
    NNW
    36
    Wind gust (mph)
    54
    54
    53
    53
    54
    53
    51
    51
    51
    51
    53
    53
    53
    51
    52
    53
    53
    52
    52
    50
    49
    48
    47
    47
    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
    78%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    72%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    74%
    77%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    70%
    69%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    39
    39
    39
    39
    38
    38
    36
    36
    36
    36
    35
    35
    35
    35
    34
    35
    36
    36
    37
    37
    38
    38
    38
    36
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.4
    2.6
    2.7
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (26 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    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 shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    36
    N
    36
    NNW
    35
    NNW
    34
    NNW
    34
    NNW
    32
    NNW
    30
    NNW
    28
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    23
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NW
    20
    NNW
    20
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    21
    NNE
    21
    N
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    44
    44
    42
    42
    39
    39
    37
    33
    31
    28
    26
    22
    21
    22
    22
    22
    21
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    21
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    69%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    67%
    71%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    63%
    66%
    67%
    71%
    73%
    74%
    73%
    71%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    36
    36
    35
    34
    34
    32
    30
    28
    27
    25
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (27 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Drizzle Drizzle Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    22
    NNW
    23
    N
    23
    N
    22
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    23
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    25
    25
    25
    23
    25
    24
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    23
    23
    22
    22
    23
    22
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (28 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    22
    N
    21
    N
    19
    N
    18
    N
    18
    N
    17
    N
    16
    N
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    21
    20
    21
    18
    17
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    77%
    73%
    73%
    70%
    70%
    71%
    68%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 22 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 22 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 22 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 22 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 23 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 23 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 23 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 23 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 24 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 24 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 24 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 24 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 25 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 25 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 25 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 25 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 26 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 26 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 26 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 26 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 27 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 27 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 27 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 27 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 28 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 28 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 28 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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 28 October

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 5.3 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:

    Mainly dry and breezy with the odd shower.

    Today:

    Most places will stay dry with bright or sunny spells and only the odd light shower. The fresh southwest wind will strengthen from the morning. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Tonight:

    Any remaining showers will die out from the evening to leave the night dry with clear periods. The fresh southwest wind will ease from the late evening. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Thursday:

    A dry day with sunny spells and a light wind. A northeast wind will freshen as showers spread southwest from the evening. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Strengthening northerly winds bring colder conditions with outbreaks of rain and showers Friday and Saturday. Continuing windy as the rain turns more showery Sunday.

    Updated:

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