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Breckon Beach

Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Breckon Beach 2 photos

  • Sands of Breckon The beach at Breckon at the north end of Yell.

    Sands of Breckon The beach at Breckon at the north end of Yell.. Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Sands of Breckon Situated at the northern end of Yell.

    Sands of Breckon Situated at the northern end of Yell.. Stuart Wilding, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:30 pm
9 am
4.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.7
9 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
9°C48°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
138 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
2918 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:30 pm
Today
4.4Fair9 am95
4.5Fair10 am85
4.4Fair11 am106
4.2Fair12 pm159
4.1Fair1 pm1711
3.8Poor2 pm1711
1.9Poor3 pm96
3.5Poor4 pm149
3.7Poor5 pm95
Sat
2.5Poor9 am74
2.6Poor10 am128
2.2Poor11 am1912
1.7Poor12 pm2817
1.3Poor1 pm4226
1.3Poor2 pm4729
1.4Poor3 pm5132
1.4Poor4 pm5836
1.3Poor5 pm4427
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 am, 0.3 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.8 m. High at 8 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 2 am, -1.2 mHigh 8 am, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 2 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 2 am, -1.2 m4 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 8 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 8 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 2 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.

  • Sun2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 78%
  • Mon2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 55 km/h34 mph, rain 64%
  • Tue1.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 59 km/h37 mph, rain 80%
  • Wed2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 51 km/h32 mph, rain 63%
  • Thu4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 16%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.4 km1.5 miCullivoe (village)
Nearest airport
39 km24 miWhalsay Airstrip (WHS)

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

Nearby beaches

  • Lund Beach4.4 km2.7 mi east away
    4.6 Fair later
  • West Beach8.4 km5.2 mi south-east away
    4.6 Fair later
  • South Sands11 km6.6 mi south-east away
    4.8 Fair later
  • Stabba12 km7.6 mi north-east away
    4.3 Fair later
  • Smodal Ayre13 km8.3 mi north-east away
    4.3 Fair later