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Ayre of Hamnavoe

Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ayre of Hamnavoe 1 photo

  • Ayre of Hamnavoe, Lunna

    Ayre of Hamnavoe, Lunna. Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:31 pm
9 am
4.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.3
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
7°C44°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
74 km/hmph S
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:31 pm
Today
4.7Fair9 am74
4.8Fair10 am106
4.3Fair11 am1710
4.2Fair12 pm1811
4.0Fair1 pm1811
3.9Poor2 pm1711
3.7Poor3 pm1711
3.9Poor4 pm138
3.9Poor5 pm138
Sat
2.7Poor9 am85
2.7Poor10 am127
2.1Poor11 am2616
1.5Poor12 pm3522
1.4Poor1 pm5031
1.5Poor2 pm4930
1.5Poor3 pm4930
1.2Poor4 pm5534
1.5Poor5 pm4729
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, 0.3 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.8 m. High at 9 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 3 am, -1.2 mHigh 9 am, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 3 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 3 am, -1.2 m4 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 9 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 3 am, -1.2 m4 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 78%
  • Mon3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 57 km/h35 mph, rain 54%
  • Tue1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 67 km/h42 mph, rain 70%
  • Wed2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 55 km/h34 mph, rain 56%
  • Thu5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 12%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
6 km3.8 miMossbank (village)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miWhalsay Airstrip (WHS)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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