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Little Ayre

Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Little Ayre 3 photos

  • Entrance to Westayre B&B and coastal footpath

    Entrance to Westayre B&B and coastal footpath. Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Looking across to Ness of Little Ayre

    Looking across to Ness of Little Ayre. Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Ness of Gillarona, Shetland. This is where the public road stops at the south end of Muckle Roe. Photo, in evening light, taken looking southeast with the island of Papa Little in mid distance

    Ness of Gillarona, Shetland. This is where the public road stops at the south end of Muckle Roe. Photo, in evening light, taken looking southeast with the island of Papa Little in mid distance. Robert Bone, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:32 pm
9 am
4.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.1
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
8°C46°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
64 km/hmph S
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:32 pm
Today
4.3Fair9 am117
4.3Fair10 am127
4.1Fair11 am149
4.0Fair12 pm149
3.7Poor1 pm159
3.4Poor2 pm159
3.2Poor3 pm149
3.1Poor4 pm127
3.1Poor5 pm85
Sat
2.5Poor9 am138
2.6Poor10 am138
2.7Poor11 am117
2.3Poor12 pm2013
1.2Poor1 pm4629
1.7Poor2 pm4528
1.8Poor3 pm4629
1.0Poor4 pm3522
1.6Poor5 pm4327
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. Low at 1 pm, -0.8 m. High at 7 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 2 am, -1.0 mLow 1 pm, -0.8 m2 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 2 am, -1.0 m3 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 1 pm, -0.8 m2 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -1.0 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.

  • Sun3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 67%
  • Mon1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 53 km/h33 mph, rain 47%
  • Tue1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 65 km/h41 mph, rain 74%
  • Wed1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 51 km/h32 mph, rain 57%
  • Thu4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 20%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m570 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
6.2 km3.9 miEast Burrafirth (village)
Nearest airport
20 km12 miTingwall Airport (LWK)

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

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