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Sands of Evie

Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sands of Evie 1 photo

  • Aerial image of Sands of Evie, a beach near Stenso, Mainland, Orkney. The island of Rousay is visible in the background, as is the Broch of Gurness.

    Aerial image of Sands of Evie, a beach near Stenso, Mainland, Orkney. The island of Rousay is visible in the background, as is the Broch of Gurness.. Matthew Prior, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:43 pm
9 am
4.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.2
5 km/h3 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°C46°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
159 km/hmph S
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:43 pm
Today
4.5Fair9 am149
4.5Fair10 am149
4.6Fair11 am128
4.6Fair12 pm127
4.3Fair1 pm149
4.2Fair2 pm106
3.8Poor3 pm64
3.5Poor4 pm74
3.2Poor5 pm53
Sat
4.3Fair9 am159
4.3Fair10 am1610
3.9Poor11 am2113
3.0Poor12 pm3320
2.9Poor1 pm3924
2.2Poor2 pm4628
1.5Poor3 pm5232
0.7Poor4 pm5635
0.7Poor5 pm6238
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 pm, -1.2 m. High at 7 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 1 am, -1.8 mLow 1 pm, -1.2 m4 ftHigh 7 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 1 am, -1.8 m6 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 1 pm, -1.2 m4 ft
  • High 7 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 1 am, -1.8 m6 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.

  • Sun2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 59 km/h37 mph, rain 95%
  • Mon3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 53 km/h33 mph, rain 24%
  • Tue2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 83 km/h51 mph, rain 66%
  • Wed1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 70%
  • Thu5.7 GoodBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 20%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Sands of Evie

Sands of Evie is a beach located in the United Kingdom, Scotland, specifically at Aikerness Bay, Mainland, Orkney Islands. It is 0.7 miles long and is 1.1 miles from the nearby village of Evie.

From Wikipedia

The Sands of Evie is a sandy beach landform near the village of Evie on Mainland Orkney, Scotland, protected by the Point of Hellia headland. This beach forms the southern boundary of Aikerness Bay, an element of Eynhallow Sound. Immediately to the east is Gurness, a rather well-preserved Iron Age broch. A Pictish slab was discovered on the Sands of Evie in 1967 and is now housed in Orkney Museum.

Source: Sands of Evie on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms450 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 440 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
1.7 km1.1 miEvie (village)
Nearest airport
20 km12 miEday Airport (EOI)

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

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