Sea weather in Shetland islands in Scotland All the beach weather in Shetland islands

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in Shetland islands in Scotland, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in Shetland islands over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in Shetland islands in Scotland this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in Shetland islands. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Saturday 22 March 202545°F to 45°Fnot recommended
Sunday 23 March 202543°F to 45°Fnot recommended
Monday 24 March 202543°F to 49°Fnot recommended
Tuesday 25 March 202543°F to 49°Fdiscouraged
Wednesday 26 March 202543°F to 47°Fdiscouraged
Thursday 27 March 202543°F to 47°Fnot recommended
Friday 28 March 202543°F to 45°Fdiscouraged

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Shetland islands

Sea weather on Saturday 22 March 2025

On Saturday 22 March 2025, the sun will rise at 06:00 and will set at 18:25 on the beach(es) of Shetland islands. The outside temperature will be a high of 45°F t and a low of 45°F. Precipitation is in the forecast (0.1in throughout the day): choose the right time to go to the beach and dodge the raindrops. Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 37.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 39.2mph). Wave height will be up to 12.5ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature7°C (45°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)
Perceived temperature2°C (35°F)1°C (35°F)1°C (34°F)1°C (34°F)0°C (32°F)1°C (33°F)1°C (33°F)1°C (34°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity80%82%82%82%91%93%92%92%
Barometric pressure1008 hPa1005 hPa1003 hPa1003 hPa1002 hPa1004 hPa1005 hPa1007 hPa
Cloud cover13%100%87%100%100%100%100%100%
Heat index7°C (45°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)
Dew point4°C (39°F)4°C (40°F)4°C (40°F)4°C (40°F)5°C (41°F)6°C (42°F)5°C (42°F)6°C (42°F)
Wind
Speed48km/h (30mph)53km/h (33mph)58km/h (36mph)60km/h (37mph)59km/h (37mph)52km/h (32mph)51km/h (32mph)49km/h (30mph)
Gusts53km/h (33mph)60km/h (37mph)59km/h (37mph)62km/h (38mph)63km/h (39mph)52km/h (32mph)54km/h (34mph)51km/h (32mph)
Direction 148°
SSE
143°
SE
145°
SE
150°
SSE
155°
SSE
162°
SSE
160°
SSE
165°
SSE
Wind chill2°C (35°F)1°C (35°F)1°C (34°F)1°C (34°F)0°C (32°F)1°C (33°F)1°C (33°F)1°C (34°F)
Waves
Height2.8m (9.3ft)3.0m (9.9ft)3.2m (10.6ft)3.5m (11.5ft)3.8m (12.4ft)3.7m (12.3ft)3.8m (12.6ft)3.7m (12.0ft)
Direction 175°
S
170°
S
169°
SSE
171°
S
172°
S
175°
S
248°
WSW
260°
W
Period13.5 sec.12.7 sec.15.8 sec.14.9 sec.14.3 sec.13.9 sec.13.7 sec.13.7 sec.
Significant height2.5m (8.2ft)2.9m (9.5ft)2.9m (9.5ft)2.9m (9.5ft)3.1m (10.2ft)2.8m (9.2ft)2.7m (8.9ft)2.3m (7.5ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 23 March 2025

On Sunday 23 March 2025, the sun will rise at 05:57 and will set at 18:28 on the beach(es) of Shetland islands. The outside temperature will be a high of 45°F t and a low of 43°F. Precipitation is in the forecast (0.2in throughout the day): choose the right time to go to the beach and dodge the raindrops. Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 25.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 36mph). Wave height will be up to 10.8ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature7°C (44°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)
Perceived temperature2°C (35°F)1°C (34°F)1°C (35°F)1°C (35°F)2°C (36°F)3°C (37°F)2°C (35°F)2°C (35°F)
Precipitation0.1in0.1in0.1in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity92%91%90%89%83%83%85%83%
Barometric pressure1009 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa1014 hPa1014 hPa1014 hPa
Cloud cover100%100%100%100%100%100%85%94%
Heat index7°C (44°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)
Dew point6°C (42°F)5°C (41°F)5°C (40°F)4°C (40°F)4°C (39°F)4°C (39°F)4°C (38°F)4°C (38°F)
Wind
Speed41km/h (26mph)37km/h (23mph)31km/h (19mph)30km/h (18mph)28km/h (17mph)26km/h (16mph)24km/h (15mph)30km/h (19mph)
Gusts58km/h (36mph)52km/h (33mph)43km/h (27mph)41km/h (26mph)39km/h (24mph)36km/h (22mph)36km/h (23mph)44km/h (27mph)
Direction 171°
S
170°
S
166°
SSE
167°
SSE
171°
S
169°
SSE
167°
SSE
172°
S
Wind chill2°C (35°F)1°C (34°F)1°C (35°F)1°C (35°F)2°C (36°F)3°C (37°F)2°C (35°F)2°C (35°F)
Waves
Height3.3m (10.8ft)3.0m (9.8ft)2.7m (9.0ft)2.5m (8.1ft)2.2m (7.2ft)2.0m (6.4ft)1.8m (5.8ft)1.7m (5.6ft)
Direction 277°
W
278°
W
279°
W
279°
W
276°
W
277°
W
278°
W
274°
W
Period13.7 sec.13.3 sec.13.0 sec.12.7 sec.12.2 sec.12.0 sec.11.8 sec.11.3 sec.
Significant height1.9m (6.2ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)

Sea weather on Monday 24 March 2025

On Monday 24 March 2025, the sun will rise at 05:54 and will set at 18:30 on the beach(es) of Shetland islands. The outside temperature will be a high of 49°F t and a low of 43°F. Precipitation is in the forecast (0.2in throughout the day): choose the right time to go to the beach and dodge the raindrops. Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 29.2mph km/h (with gusts up to 34.8mph). Wave height will be up to 8.5ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature7°C (45°F)7°C (44°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (45°F)9°C (48°F)
Perceived temperature3°C (38°F)2°C (36°F)1°C (35°F)1°C (34°F)1°C (33°F)1°C (34°F)2°C (36°F)5°C (40°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0.1in0in
Humidity79%75%82%90%90%88%95%97%
Barometric pressure1013 hPa1012 hPa1011 hPa1010 hPa1008 hPa1006 hPa1003 hPa1003 hPa
Cloud cover94%49%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Heat index7°C (45°F)7°C (44°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (45°F)9°C (48°F)
Dew point4°C (39°F)2°C (36°F)3°C (38°F)5°C (40°F)5°C (41°F)5°C (41°F)7°C (44°F)8°C (47°F)
Wind
Speed25km/h (16mph)26km/h (16mph)34km/h (21mph)40km/h (25mph)46km/h (28mph)46km/h (29mph)47km/h (29mph)37km/h (23mph)
Gusts36km/h (23mph)39km/h (24mph)48km/h (30mph)56km/h (35mph)51km/h (32mph)53km/h (33mph)49km/h (31mph)42km/h (26mph)
Direction 259°
W
225°
SW
220°
SW
217°
SW
222°
SW
222°
SW
231°
SW
268°
W
Wind chill3°C (38°F)2°C (36°F)1°C (35°F)1°C (34°F)1°C (33°F)1°C (34°F)2°C (36°F)5°C (40°F)
Waves
Height1.7m (5.5ft)1.7m (5.5ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.6m (5.4ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.8m (6.0ft)2.1m (7.0ft)2.6m (8.5ft)
Direction 276°
W
278°
W
278°
W
281°
W
283°
WNW
284°
WNW
284°
WNW
280°
W
Period10.9 sec.10.7 sec.10.4 sec.10.0 sec.9.9 sec.9.9 sec.9.5 sec.9.0 sec.
Significant height1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.9m (6.2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 25 March 2025

On Tuesday 25 March 2025, the sun will rise at 05:51 and will set at 18:33 on the beach(es) of Shetland islands. The outside temperature will be a high of 49°F t and a low of 43°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 21.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 29.2mph). Wave height will be up to 9.8ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature9°C (48°F)8°C (47°F)7°C (45°F)6°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (45°F)8°C (46°F)
Perceived temperature5°C (40°F)5°C (40°F)5°C (41°F)4°C (39°F)3°C (37°F)3°C (38°F)3°C (38°F)4°C (39°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity97%96%93%91%87%88%78%79%
Barometric pressure1004 hPa1005 hPa1007 hPa1010 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa1016 hPa1016 hPa
Cloud cover100%100%100%100%100%85%71%100%
Heat index9°C (48°F)8°C (47°F)7°C (45°F)6°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (45°F)8°C (46°F)
Dew point8°C (47°F)8°C (46°F)6°C (43°F)5°C (41°F)5°C (40°F)5°C (41°F)4°C (39°F)4°C (40°F)
Wind
Speed35km/h (21mph)25km/h (16mph)10km/h (6mph)13km/h (8mph)23km/h (14mph)23km/h (14mph)30km/h (18mph)27km/h (17mph)
Gusts36km/h (22mph)38km/h (24mph)15km/h (9mph)18km/h (11mph)32km/h (20mph)34km/h (21mph)47km/h (29mph)41km/h (25mph)
Direction 278°
W
296°
WNW
343°
NNW

N
307°
NW
302°
WNW
296°
WNW
273°
W
Wind chill5°C (40°F)5°C (40°F)5°C (41°F)4°C (39°F)3°C (37°F)3°C (38°F)3°C (38°F)4°C (39°F)
Waves
Height3.0m (9.7ft)2.6m (8.6ft)2.3m (7.5ft)2.1m (6.8ft)1.9m (6.4ft)2.0m (6.6ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.2m (7.2ft)
Direction 273°
W
269°
W
268°
W
269°
W
270°
W
269°
W
272°
W
278°
W
Period12.0 sec.9.2 sec.9.2 sec.9.1 sec.9.0 sec.8.9 sec.8.9 sec.9.0 sec.
Significant height1.8m (5.9ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 26 March 2025

On Wednesday 26 March 2025, the sun will rise at 05:48 and will set at 18:35 on the beach(es) of Shetland islands. The outside temperature will be a high of 47°F t and a low of 43°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 21.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 32.3mph). Wave height will be up to 7.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature8°C (47°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (47°F)8°C (47°F)8°C (46°F)6°C (43°F)7°C (45°F)
Perceived temperature4°C (39°F)4°C (39°F)4°C (40°F)5°C (41°F)4°C (40°F)4°C (40°F)1°C (34°F)3°C (37°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity88%89%90%90%88%80%79%88%
Barometric pressure1016 hPa1015 hPa1015 hPa1015 hPa1013 hPa1011 hPa1007 hPa1005 hPa
Cloud cover71%100%82%55%97%62%6%100%
Heat index8°C (47°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (47°F)8°C (47°F)8°C (46°F)6°C (43°F)7°C (45°F)
Dew point6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)7°C (44°F)6°C (43°F)5°C (40°F)3°C (37°F)6°C (42°F)
Wind
Speed30km/h (19mph)30km/h (18mph)24km/h (15mph)22km/h (14mph)26km/h (16mph)22km/h (14mph)31km/h (19mph)35km/h (21mph)
Gusts45km/h (28mph)45km/h (28mph)37km/h (23mph)31km/h (19mph)36km/h (22mph)33km/h (21mph)36km/h (23mph)52km/h (32mph)
Direction 263°
W
268°
W
262°
W
243°
WSW
219°
SW
183°
S
166°
SSE
192°
SSW
Wind chill4°C (39°F)4°C (39°F)4°C (40°F)5°C (41°F)4°C (40°F)4°C (40°F)1°C (34°F)3°C (37°F)
Waves
Height2.2m (7.3ft)2.2m (7.2ft)2.1m (7.0ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.0m (6.7ft)2.0m (6.6ft)2.0m (6.6ft)2.1m (6.8ft)
Direction 285°
WNW
293°
WNW
296°
WNW
290°
WNW
287°
WNW
287°
WNW
288°
WNW
289°
WNW
Period9.1 sec.9.2 sec.9.3 sec.9.6 sec.10.0 sec.10.0 sec.10.4 sec.11.8 sec.
Significant height0.7m (2.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.9m (3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 27 March 2025

On Thursday 27 March 2025, the sun will rise at 05:45 and will set at 18:38 on the beach(es) of Shetland islands. The outside temperature will be a high of 47°F t and a low of 43°F. Precipitation is in the forecast (0.1in throughout the day): choose the right time to go to the beach and dodge the raindrops. Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 26.7mph km/h (with gusts up to 32.9mph). Wave height will be up to 11.8ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature8°C (47°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (44°F)6°C (42°F)6°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)6°C (42°F)7°C (45°F)
Perceived temperature3°C (38°F)3°C (37°F)2°C (36°F)1°C (33°F)1°C (34°F)2°C (36°F)1°C (33°F)3°C (37°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0.1in0in
Humidity85%83%77%89%82%82%89%89%
Barometric pressure1003 hPa1003 hPa1003 hPa1003 hPa1002 hPa1000 hPa997 hPa993 hPa
Cloud cover69%85%88%100%88%83%100%100%
Heat index8°C (47°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (44°F)6°C (42°F)6°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)6°C (42°F)7°C (45°F)
Dew point6°C (42°F)5°C (40°F)3°C (38°F)4°C (40°F)4°C (38°F)4°C (39°F)4°C (39°F)5°C (42°F)
Wind
Speed43km/h (27mph)40km/h (25mph)34km/h (21mph)38km/h (23mph)37km/h (23mph)38km/h (23mph)33km/h (20mph)33km/h (21mph)
Gusts45km/h (28mph)46km/h (29mph)50km/h (31mph)51km/h (32mph)52km/h (32mph)53km/h (33mph)49km/h (30mph)48km/h (30mph)
Direction 238°
WSW
244°
WSW
235°
SW
229°
SW
239°
WSW
219°
SW
189°
S
193°
SSW
Wind chill3°C (38°F)3°C (37°F)2°C (36°F)1°C (33°F)1°C (34°F)2°C (36°F)1°C (33°F)3°C (37°F)
Waves
Height2.2m (7.1ft)2.3m (7.4ft)2.3m (7.5ft)2.4m (7.8ft)3.0m (9.8ft)3.3m (11.0ft)3.4m (11.3ft)3.6m (11.7ft)
Direction 281°
WNW
275°
W
270°
W
269°
W
272°
W
272°
W
271°
W
272°
W
Period9.2 sec.10.2 sec.10.7 sec.10.9 sec.13.5 sec.14.1 sec.14.3 sec.14.4 sec.
Significant height1.3m (4.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)

Sea weather on Friday 28 March 2025

On Friday 28 March 2025, the sun will rise at 05:42 and will set at 18:40 on the beach(es) of Shetland islands. The outside temperature will be a high of 45°F t and a low of 43°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 18mph km/h (with gusts up to 26.7mph). Wave height will be up to 11.5ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature7°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)6°C (43°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (44°F)6°C (44°F)
Perceived temperature2°C (36°F)3°C (37°F)2°C (36°F)3°C (38°F)2°C (36°F)3°C (37°F)3°C (37°F)2°C (36°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity81%75%76%77%74%72%78%86%
Barometric pressure994 hPa995 hPa995 hPa996 hPa996 hPa996 hPa997 hPa998 hPa
Cloud cover79%84%85%80%11%23%88%71%
Heat index7°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)6°C (43°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (44°F)6°C (44°F)
Dew point4°C (39°F)2°C (36°F)2°C (36°F)3°C (38°F)3°C (37°F)2°C (36°F)3°C (37°F)4°C (40°F)
Wind
Speed26km/h (16mph)23km/h (15mph)26km/h (16mph)26km/h (16mph)29km/h (18mph)27km/h (17mph)25km/h (15mph)23km/h (15mph)
Gusts39km/h (24mph)36km/h (23mph)40km/h (25mph)36km/h (22mph)43km/h (27mph)40km/h (25mph)39km/h (24mph)35km/h (22mph)
Direction 262°
W
242°
WSW
227°
SW
217°
SW
212°
SSW
200°
SSW
182°
S
182°
S
Wind chill2°C (36°F)3°C (37°F)2°C (36°F)3°C (38°F)2°C (36°F)3°C (37°F)3°C (37°F)2°C (36°F)
Waves
Height3.5m (11.5ft)3.4m (11.1ft)3.3m (10.7ft)3.1m (10.2ft)2.9m (9.7ft)2.8m (9.1ft)2.6m (8.7ft)2.6m (8.4ft)
Direction 274°
W
276°
W
273°
W
273°
W
273°
W
273°
W
271°
W
271°
W
Period14.3 sec.14.1 sec.13.5 sec.13.2 sec.13.0 sec.12.8 sec.12.3 sec.12.1 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

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