Check the Beach

Kirk Sand

Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Kirk Sand 3 photos

  • Papa Stour Kirk

    Papa Stour Kirk. Mark Stockdale, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Rainbird window, Papa Stour Kirk

    Rainbird window, Papa Stour Kirk. Mark Stockdale, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Inside Papa Stour Kirk

    Inside Papa Stour Kirk. Mark Stockdale, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:33 pm
9 am
3.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.6
12 km/h7 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
10°C49°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
106 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:33 pm
Today
3.5Poor9 am1811
3.3Poor10 am2012
3.9Poor11 am138
3.2Poor12 pm1811
3.5Poor1 pm1811
2.7Poor2 pm1711
2.7Poor3 pm149
2.6Poor4 pm138
2.6Poor5 pm127
Sat
2.1Poor9 am1811
2.3Poor10 am1811
2.0Poor11 am2415
2.0Poor12 pm2314
1.7Poor1 pm2818
1.7Poor2 pm138
1.1Poor3 pm2818
1.2Poor4 pm3723
1.0Poor5 pm4327
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 am, 0.1 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.7 m. High at 7 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 2 am, -0.9 mHigh 8 am, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 1 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 2 am, -0.9 m3 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 8 am, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 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.

  • Sun2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 74%
  • Mon2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 58 km/h36 mph, rain 44%
  • Tue1.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 80 km/h50 mph, rain 73%
  • Wed1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 63%
  • Thu3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 19%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
28 km17 miTingwall Airport (LWK)

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

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