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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 and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

Tide: Next low tide (0.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for Tresta Sands (Beach)

    Today (22 October 2025)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    29
    28
    26
    24
    23
    21
    20
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    65%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    64%
    UV 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    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%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    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)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    9
    S
    8
    S
    7
    SSE
    6
    SE
    7
    ESE
    8
    E
    8
    E
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    15
    NE
    17
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    20
    NNE
    21
    NNE
    22
    NNE
    23
    NNE
    23
    NNE
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    14
    13
    11
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    15
    18
    20
    23
    25
    25
    25
    26
    28
    29
    31
    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
    63%
    64%
    63%
    62%
    62%
    61%
    61%
    61%
    64%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    67%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    69%
    67%
    68%
    70%
    71%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    12
    11
    9
    8
    7
    6
    7
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    15
    17
    18
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    24
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    25
    NNE
    27
    NNE
    28
    NNE
    29
    NNE
    30
    NNE
    31
    NNE
    32
    NNE
    33
    NNE
    34
    NNE
    34
    NNE
    35
    NNE
    35
    NNE
    36
    NNE
    36
    NNE
    36
    NNE
    37
    NNE
    37
    NNE
    38
    N
    39
    N
    39
    N
    39
    N
    39
    N
    38
    N
    38
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    34
    37
    38
    39
    41
    43
    43
    45
    44
    46
    49
    50
    50
    50
    53
    53
    52
    53
    53
    53
    53
    53
    53
    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
    71%
    71%
    73%
    74%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    79%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    25
    27
    28
    29
    30
    31
    32
    33
    34
    34
    35
    35
    36
    36
    36
    37
    37
    38
    39
    39
    39
    39
    38
    38
    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 shower night Overcast Light shower night Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night 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
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    37
    N
    37
    N
    36
    N
    36
    N
    36
    N
    36
    N
    35
    N
    35
    N
    34
    N
    35
    N
    34
    N
    34
    N
    34
    N
    34
    N
    34
    NNW
    34
    NNW
    35
    N
    36
    NNW
    36
    N
    37
    N
    37
    NNW
    37
    NNW
    36
    NNW
    34
    Wind gust (mph)
    53
    52
    52
    52
    51
    50
    49
    50
    50
    50
    49
    50
    50
    50
    50
    50
    51
    50
    50
    49
    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
    76%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    74%
    70%
    70%
    71%
    71%
    73%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    73%
    71%
    72%
    71%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    70%
    68%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    37
    37
    36
    36
    36
    36
    35
    35
    34
    35
    34
    34
    34
    34
    34
    34
    35
    36
    36
    37
    37
    37
    36
    34
    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 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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    34
    N
    33
    NNW
    32
    NNW
    31
    NNW
    30
    NNW
    28
    NNW
    26
    NNW
    24
    NNW
    23
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    18
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    17
    N
    17
    N
    16
    NW
    17
    NNW
    17
    N
    17
    N
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    44
    42
    41
    41
    37
    34
    32
    30
    26
    25
    22
    20
    17
    18
    17
    17
    16
    18
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    69%
    68%
    67%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    66%
    65%
    63%
    64%
    65%
    64%
    63%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    63%
    67%
    68%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    34
    33
    32
    31
    30
    28
    26
    24
    23
    21
    19
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    18
    N
    18
    N
    18
    N
    19
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    19
    N
    19
    NNW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    20
    21
    19
    20
    22
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    78%
    75%
    76%
    74%
    76%
    78%
    78%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    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 Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    20
    N
    18
    N
    18
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    16
    N
    16
    NNE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    18
    18
    19
    18
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    72%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    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:

    Dry start with showers later on Thursday. Winds freshening.

    This Evening and 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 start with some sunny spells. Cloudier with showers spreading west through the afternoon, mainly over Orkney. Northeasterly winds becoming fresh later. 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.

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