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The Sands of Breckon (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 changing to mist by nighttime.
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 (0.7m) at

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    7 day forecast for The Sands of Breckon (Beach)

    Today (12 July 2025)
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    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Mist Mist Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    Temperature
    14°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
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    14°
    15°
    16°
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    16°
    16°
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    13°
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    13°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    7
    SE
    5
    SE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    17
    14
    15
    14
    13
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    8
    8
    7
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    Humidity
    94%
    96%
    98%
    98%
    97%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    98%
    98%
    99%
    99%
    UV 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    7
    5
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (13 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
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    12:00
    13:00
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    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)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    4
    E
    4
    NNE
    4
    N
    5
    N
    7
    N
    9
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    7
    E
    6
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    7
    10
    12
    13
    15
    16
    18
    18
    19
    17
    16
    15
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    98%
    97%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    3
    4
    5
    7
    8
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (14 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SSE
    8
    SE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    11
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    97%
    96%
    95%
    93%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    8
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (15 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    10
    E
    8
    E
    9
    ENE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    14
    15
    13
    11
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    96%
    97%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    9
    7
    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
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (16 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    7
    N
    8
    N
    9
    N
    9
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (17 July 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
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    8
    NNW
    7
    NNE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    E
    11
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (18 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    9
    ENE
    9
    E
    10
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    NE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 12 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Cullivoe tidal station which is 2.2 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 along with some haar on Saturday.

    Today:

    A dry day. Some haar may affect southern and eastern parts of both Orkney and Shetland. Otherwise some sunshine, especially across sheltered western areas where it become very warm. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Tonight:

    Some brightness this evening across western areas. Then haar likely to become widepsread and linger overnight along with a little drizzle. Light mainly southeasterly winds. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

    Sunday:

    A dry day with sunny spells but haar may come and go through the day, more especially across eastern areas. Very warm in any sunshine across sheltered western areas. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Dry on Monday with bright spells. Chance of a few showers on Tuesday then mainly dry on Wednesday.

    Updated:

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