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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

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

Tide: Next low tide (0.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for The Sands of Breckon (Beach)

    Today (26 May 2025)
    Time
    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 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 Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    22
    SW
    21
    SSW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    33
    33
    34
    33
    35
    35
    37
    38
    39
    39
    39
    39
    39
    38
    38
    35
    36
    38
    38
    37
    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%
    82%
    80%
    79%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    79%
    78%
    80%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    22
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    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
    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 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 day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    25
    SW
    26
    SW
    27
    SW
    26
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    25
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    35
    35
    35
    35
    36
    36
    36
    36
    36
    36
    37
    39
    39
    41
    40
    38
    38
    37
    37
    36
    36
    35
    33
    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
    80%
    80%
    82%
    80%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    80%
    80%
    81%
    81%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    24
    25
    26
    26
    26
    27
    26
    26
    25
    26
    25
    25
    25
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    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 Partly cloudy 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
    50%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    25
    W
    24
    W
    23
    W
    23
    W
    23
    W
    21
    W
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    36
    36
    35
    34
    34
    32
    29
    22
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    79%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    UV - - 1 1 4 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    25
    25
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    21
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.4
    2.4
    2.5
    2.2
    1.9
    1.8
    2.3
    2.4
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    9
    9
    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 Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    S
    11
    SE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    17
    15
    13
    14
    13
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    80%
    81%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    81%
    83%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    13
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    1.7
    1.5
    1.3
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    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%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    10
    ENE
    11
    NE
    13
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    15
    NNE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    18
    18
    19
    20
    19
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    83%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    13
    16
    16
    16
    15
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.4
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    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°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    NW
    12
    NNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WSW
    12
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    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)
    12
    13
    15
    15
    17
    17
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    80%
    81%
    81%
    83%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 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 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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 29 May

    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 29 May

    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 29 May

    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 29 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 31 May

    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 31 May

    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 31 May

    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 31 May

    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 1 June

    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 1 June

    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 1 June

    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 1 June

    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 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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