West Voe 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.



    Today (8 November 2024)
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    Chance of precipitation
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    Temperature
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
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    SSE
    19
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    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    23
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    Visibility
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    M
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    G
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    Humidity
    93%
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    91%
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    UV
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    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.5
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    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
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    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
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    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
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    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (9 November 2024)
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    10°
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    SSE
    19
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    29
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    G
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    VG
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    92%
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    2.2
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    Sunday (10 November 2024)
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    Light rain
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    SSE
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    VG
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    Monday (11 November 2024)
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    Cloudy
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    WNW
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    32
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    E
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    11
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    11
    Tuesday (12 November 2024)
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    NW
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    12
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    11
    W
    13
    W
    14
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    13
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    22
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    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
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    G
    82%
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    88%
    87%
    88%
    90%
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    1
    1
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    1.7
    1.5
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    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
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    11
    11
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    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    Wednesday (13 November 2024)
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    Weather symbols
    Overcast
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    Overcast
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    Overcast
    Overcast
    10%
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    20%
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    20%
    10%
    10%
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    10°
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    SW
    14
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    15
    WSW
    14
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    14
    WNW
    13
    28
    28
    28
    27
    28
    27
    24
    23
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    90%
    90%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    81%
    82%
    -
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    1
    1
    1
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    1.8
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    2.0
    2.2
    9
    9
    9
    10
    13
    Thursday (14 November 2024)
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    10%
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    10%
    10%
    10%
    10°
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    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    23
    22
    23
    23
    25
    25
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    28
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    82%
    81%
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    83%
    84%
    85%
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    87%
    -
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    Tide times

    Friday 8 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 8 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 8 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 8 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 9 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 9 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 9 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 9 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 10 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 10 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 10 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 10 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 11 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 11 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 11 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 11 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 12 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 12 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 12 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 12 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 13 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 13 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 13 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 13 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 14 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 14 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 14 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 14 November

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 cloudy with occasional drizzle today.

    Today:

    A rather cloudy day with some occasional drizzle, more especially across Shetland. Orkney may see some early brightness. Moderate occasionally fresh south or southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cloudy this evening with occasional drizzle. The rest of the night will remain cloudy with the chance of a little drizzle. Fresh south or southeasterly winds. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Saturday:

    Little change, remain cloudy with the odd patch of drizzle. Cloud may become more broken later in the day. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Occasional rain on Sunday morning, brighter with a few showers in the afternoon. Bright on Monday with a few early showers. Cloudy on Tuesday with a chance of patchy rain.

    Updated:

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