Check the Beach

Stenness Beach

Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Stenness Beach 3 photos

  • Bay at Stenness

    Bay at Stenness. Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Stenness _MG_8700

    Stenness _MG_8700. Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Beach at Stenness

    Beach at Stenness. Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:33 pm
9 am
3.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.8
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.2
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Stenness Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
11°C51°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
159 km/hmph S
Gusts
2012 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
5:33 pm
Today
3.5Poor9 am1912
2.8Poor10 am2817
3.2Poor11 am2616
3.3Poor12 pm2214
3.5Poor1 pm1912
2.8Poor2 pm2113
3.4Poor3 pm1811
2.3Poor4 pm1811
2.3Poor5 pm1811
Sat
1.6Poor9 am2213
1.5Poor10 am2616
1.3Poor11 am3119
1.4Poor12 pm2918
1.2Poor1 pm3522
1.1Poor2 pm3823
1.2Poor3 pm5534
1.2Poor4 pm4528
1.0Poor5 pm5132
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 pm, -0.8 m. High at 7 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 2 am, -1.0 mLow 1 pm, -0.8 m2 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 2 am, -1.0 m3 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 1 pm, -0.8 m2 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -1.0 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.

  • Sun2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 71%
  • Mon1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 58 km/h36 mph, rain 54%
  • Tue1.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 72 km/h44 mph, rain 79%
  • Wed1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 63%
  • Thu3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 21%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest town
2 km1.2 miTangwick (village)
Nearest airport
38 km24 miTingwall Airport (LWK)

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

Nearby beaches

  • Da Blade8.6 km5.4 mi north-east away
    2.1 Poor tomorrow
  • Blaa8.7 km5.4 mi north-east away
    2.1 Poor tomorrow
  • Patersons8.8 km5.5 mi north-east away
    2.1 Poor tomorrow
  • Dukies8.9 km5.5 mi north-east away
    2.1 Poor tomorrow
  • Timna Ayre9.1 km5.7 mi north-east away
    2.1 Poor tomorrow