Check the Beach

Lang Ayre

Scotland, United Kingdom

Lang Ayre 4 photos

  • Ebb Tide MG 8414

    Ebb Tide MG 8414. Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Ebb Tide MG 8410

    Ebb Tide MG 8410. Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Lang Ayre IMG 5536

    Lang Ayre IMG 5536. Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Lang Ayre IMG 2018

    Lang Ayre IMG 2018. Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:32 pm
Now
3.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.9
9 km/h6 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
8°C47°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
138 km/hmph SE
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
5:32 pm
Today
3.9PoorNow138
3.8Poor10 am149
3.8Poor11 am149
3.8Poor12 pm1610
3.7Poor1 pm1610
3.4Poor2 pm1610
3.0Poor3 pm149
2.7Poor4 pm138
2.9Poor5 pm96
Sat
2.0Poor9 am1710
2.1Poor10 am1811
2.3Poor11 am159
2.0Poor12 pm2113
1.3Poor1 pm3421
1.3Poor2 pm4427
0.6Poor3 pm4729
1.4Poor4 pm3522
1.0Poor5 pm3321
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 pm, -0.8 m. High at 7 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 2 am, -1.1 m. High at 8 am, 0.3 mLow 1 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 2 am, -1.1 m3 ftHigh 8 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • Low 1 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -1.1 m3 ft
  • High 8 am, 0.3 m<1 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.

  • Sun3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 71%
  • Mon1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 64 km/h40 mph, rain 54%
  • Tue1.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 73 km/h45 mph, rain 79%
  • Wed1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 59 km/h37 mph, rain 63%
  • Thu3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 21%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Lang Ayre

From Wikipedia

The Lang Ayre (Shaetlan pronunciation: [laŋ ˈeər] lang-AIR) is a beach on the west side of Ronas Hill, Northmavine, Shetland. At 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) in length it is the archipelago's longest. It is accessed either by a long walk from the top of Collafirth Hill down the Burn of Monius, or by sea. The beach's sand is red, eroded from the up to 700 feet (210 m) high red granite cliffs towering above it.

Source: Lang Ayre on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
8.5 km5.3 miHillswick (village)
Nearest airport
36 km22 miWhalsay Airstrip (WHS)

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

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