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Beach of Spiggie

Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Beach of Spiggie 2 photos

  • Boats by Spiggie

    Boats by Spiggie. Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • A lovely evening at peerie Spiggie.

    A lovely evening at peerie Spiggie.. Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:33 pm
9 am
4.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
10°C49°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
127 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
1710 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
1%
Sunset
5:33 pm
Today
4.0Fair9 am96
4.1Fair10 am128
3.8Poor11 am138
3.7Poor12 pm1610
3.4Poor1 pm138
3.3Poor2 pm1610
3.1Poor3 pm106
2.9Poor4 pm127
2.7Poor5 pm85
Sat
1.8Poor9 am159
1.7Poor10 am1912
1.7Poor11 am2013
1.5Poor12 pm2616
1.8Poor1 pm1912
1.5Poor2 pm2717
1.2Poor3 pm3220
1.2Poor4 pm4025
0.9Poor5 pm4528
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, <0.1 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.6 m. High at 9 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 3 am, -0.9 mHigh 9 am, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 2 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 3 am, -0.9 m3 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 9 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.9 m3 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.

  • Sun1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 49 km/h31 mph, rain 72%
  • Mon2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 64 km/h40 mph, rain 34%
  • Tue1.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 82 km/h51 mph, rain 66%
  • Wed2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 50 km/h31 mph, rain 56%
  • Thu3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 18%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.6 km2.2 miBigton (village)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miSumburgh Airport (LSI)

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

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