Smodal Ayre

Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:29 pm

9 am
4.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

10 am
4.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

11 am
4.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair

12 pm
4.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair

1 pm
3.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor

2 pm
3.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor

3 pm
3.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor

4 pm
1.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor

5 pm
2.8
10 km/h6 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: 9°C48°F
Water: 12°C53°F
Wind: 1610 km/hmph W
Gusts: 3220 km/hmph
Waves: 1.4 m5 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 5:29 pm

Today

4.2Fair9 am74

4.3Fair10 am74

4.3Fair11 am96

4.1Fair12 pm149

3.9Poor1 pm1711

3.7Poor2 pm1811

3.6Poor3 pm159

1.8Poor4 pm85

2.8Poor5 pm106

Sat

2.3Poor9 am106

2.3Poor10 am117

1.9Poor11 am2012

1.1Poor12 pm2918

1.0Poor1 pm4025

1.0Poor2 pm4729

1.1Poor3 pm5031

1.1Poor4 pm5635

1.1Poor5 pm5333

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 8 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
Low 2 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
High 8 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
Low 2 am, -1.2 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 29 km/h18 mph, rain 80%
Mon1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 63 km/h39 mph, rain 58%
Tue1.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 65 km/h40 mph, rain 81%
Wed1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 61 km/h38 mph, rain 57%
Thu4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 16%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town: 2.7 km1.7 miSaxa Vord (village)
Nearest airport: 48 km30 miWhalsay Airstrip (WHS)

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

Nearby beaches

Stabba1.1 km0.7 mi south-west away
4.3 Fair later
Sand of Inner Skaw4.4 km2.7 mi east away
4.3 Fair later
Snouska sand4.5 km2.8 mi east away
4.3 Fair later
Lund Beach12 km7.4 mi south-west away
4.6 Fair later
Breckon Beach13 km8.3 mi south-west away
4.4 Fair later