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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

Light showers changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.
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 (0.5m) at

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    7 day forecast for Tresta Sands (Beach)

    Today (26 May 2025)
    Time
    03:00
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    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
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    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    25
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    25
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    28
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    32
    32
    32
    33
    34
    34
    35
    38
    38
    38
    38
    38
    38
    37
    36
    35
    36
    36
    36
    35
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    81%
    83%
    79%
    79%
    76%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    26
    24
    23
    22
    21
    21
    22
    22
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    25
    25
    26
    27
    28
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (27 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
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    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    25
    SW
    26
    SW
    27
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    26
    SW
    25
    WSW
    25
    SW
    25
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    33
    33
    33
    33
    33
    35
    35
    35
    36
    36
    36
    38
    38
    38
    38
    38
    37
    35
    35
    35
    34
    34
    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
    81%
    79%
    81%
    79%
    82%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    74%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    78%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    28
    28
    27
    27
    26
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    25
    26
    27
    27
    27
    27
    26
    26
    26
    25
    25
    25
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (28 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    23
    W
    23
    W
    23
    W
    23
    W
    21
    W
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    35
    32
    34
    33
    35
    32
    28
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    83%
    79%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    79%
    UV - - 1 1 4 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    25
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    21
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.8
    0.7
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    8
    8
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (29 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    12
    SW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSE
    11
    SE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    15
    16
    15
    14
    14
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    78%
    76%
    79%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 2 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    12
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    10
    10
    8
    2
    3
    4
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (30 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    12
    ENE
    14
    NE
    15
    ENE
    17
    NE
    17
    NE
    17
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    19
    20
    21
    19
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    82%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    14
    15
    17
    17
    17
    16
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (31 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    12
    WNW
    12
    NW
    12
    NNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WSW
    12
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    13
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    84%
    81%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (1 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    12
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 2 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 29 May

    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 29 May

    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 29 May

    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 29 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 31 May

    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 31 May

    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 31 May

    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 31 May

    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 1 June

    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 1 June

    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 1 June

    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 1 June

    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:

    Sunny intervals and showers on Monday. Windy.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A mixture of sunny intervals and showers this evening with strong to gale force westerly winds. Tonight clear intervals and further passing showers, the winds also backing soouthwesterly fresh to strong. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Monday:

    A mixture of sunny intervals and occasional showers. Fresh to strong southwesterly winds will continue. Feeling cool. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    The wind will ease down as showers become isolated Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday stay mainly dry with sunny spells and the chance of an odd shower.

    Updated:

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