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Sand of Inner Skaw

Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sand of Inner Skaw 3 photos

  • Small beach on the north side of Lamba Ness Looking across to the Holm of Skaw.

    Small beach on the north side of Lamba Ness Looking across to the Holm of Skaw.. Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Small beach on the north side of Lamba Ness The larger of the two burns at the east end of the beach has a small proto-dune beside it. The view is out towards the Holm of Skaw.

    Small beach on the north side of Lamba Ness The larger of the two burns at the east end of the beach has a small proto-dune beside it. The view is out towards the Holm of Skaw.. Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Small burn on the north side of Lamba Ness Draining a small mire on Lamba Ness and entering the beach at a small beach. The Holm of Skaw is in the distance.

    Small burn on the north side of Lamba Ness Draining a small mire on Lamba Ness and entering the beach at a small beach. The Holm of Skaw is in the distance.. Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:28 pm
9 am
4.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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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
128 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
2415 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:28 pm
Today
4.2Fair9 am96
4.4Fair10 am85
4.4Fair11 am117
4.1Fair12 pm159
3.9Poor1 pm1912
3.6Poor2 pm2113
3.4Poor3 pm1912
3.2Poor4 pm2214
3.1Poor5 pm149
Sat
2.1Poor9 am1811
2.2Poor10 am1711
1.7Poor11 am2515
1.1Poor12 pm3824
1.0Poor1 pm4629
1.0Poor2 pm5635
1.1Poor3 pm5836
1.1Poor4 pm6540
1.1Poor5 pm6842
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, 0.3 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.9 m. High at 9 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 3 am, -1.3 mHigh 9 am, 0.3 m1 ftLow 3 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 3 am, -1.3 m4 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 9 am, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 3 am, -1.3 m4 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 36 km/h23 mph, rain 80%
  • Mon2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 63 km/h39 mph, rain 58%
  • Tue1.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 65 km/h40 mph, rain 81%
  • Wed2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 61 km/h38 mph, rain 57%
  • Thu4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 16%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3 km1.9 miSaxa Vord (village)
Nearest airport
50 km31 miWhalsay Airstrip (WHS)

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

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