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Meal Beach

Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Meal Beach 3 photos

  • Meal Beach, West Burra Lovely beach close to the village of Hamnavoe.

    Meal Beach, West Burra Lovely beach close to the village of Hamnavoe.. Stuart Wilding, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Meal Beach A sandy cove just south of Hamnavoe.

    Meal Beach A sandy cove just south of Hamnavoe.. Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Meal Beach, West Burra A wave crashes on the southern end of the white sands of Meal Beach.

    Meal Beach, West Burra A wave crashes on the southern end of the white sands of Meal Beach.. Stuart Wilding, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:33 pm
9 am
4.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
3.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.3
10 km/h6 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
9°C47°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
117 km/hmph SE
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
5:33 pm
Today
4.1Fair9 am138
4.1Fair10 am117
4.0Fair11 am117
3.8Poor12 pm149
3.5Poor1 pm1711
3.5Poor2 pm149
3.4Poor3 pm117
3.3Poor4 pm106
3.1Poor5 pm85
Sat
2.2Poor9 am85
2.3Poor10 am95
2.3Poor11 am106
1.3Poor12 pm2013
1.2Poor1 pm4427
1.5Poor2 pm4326
1.5Poor3 pm3823
1.4Poor4 pm3924
1.2Poor5 pm4729
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 pm, -0.6 m. High at 8 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 3 am, -0.9 mLow 2 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 3 am, -0.9 m3 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 2 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 8 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.

  • Sun2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 72%
  • Mon2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 50 km/h31 mph, rain 34%
  • Tue1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 65 km/h40 mph, rain 66%
  • Wed1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 56%
  • Thu4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 18%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms310 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 300 m980 ft. Listed as free
  • Playground430 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
690 m0.4 miHamnavoe
Nearest town
750 m0.5 miHamnavoe (village)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miTingwall Airport (LWK)

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

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