Roond Ayre

Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom

No lifeguards listed

No photo of Roond Ayre 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
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: 96 km/hmph S
Gusts: 1711 km/hmph
Waves: 1.5 m5 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 1%
Sunset: 5:32 pm

Today

3.9Poor9 am138

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

Low 1 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
High 7 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
Low 2 am, -1.1 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.

Sun3.0 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.

Facilities

LifeguardNone listed

Getting there

Nearest town: 3.9 km2.4 miHillswick (village)
Nearest airport: 32 km20 miWhalsay Airstrip (WHS)

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

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