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Ministers' Beach

Scotland, United Kingdom

No photo of Ministers' Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:32 pm
9 am
4.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.3
7 km/h4 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°C54°F
Wind
95 km/hmph SE
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:32 pm
Today
4.2Fair9 am117
4.2Fair10 am106
4.2Fair11 am117
4.1Fair12 pm138
3.9Poor1 pm159
3.8Poor2 pm128
3.5Poor3 pm117
3.4Poor4 pm106
3.3Poor5 pm74
Sat
2.2Poor9 am85
2.3Poor10 am96
2.3Poor11 am127
1.4Poor12 pm2012
0.7Poor1 pm4427
1.3Poor2 pm4125
1.4Poor3 pm4528
1.2Poor4 pm3623
1.2Poor5 pm4528
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.

  • Sun2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 75%
  • Mon2.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h29 mph, rain 41%
  • Tue1.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 62 km/h38 mph, rain 69%
  • Wed1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 51%
  • Thu4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 20%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms190 m630 ft away
  • Parking13 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 10 m40 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground180 m590 ft away
  • Boat ramp30 m100 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
130 m430 ftScalloway Hall
Nearest town
170 m550 ftScalloway (town)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miTingwall Airport (LWK)

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

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