Sea weather in Lerwick in Scotland All the beach weather in Lerwick

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in Lerwick in Scotland, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in Lerwick over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in Lerwick in Scotland this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in Lerwick. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Sunday 19 July 202652°F to 58°Fdiscouraged
Monday 20 July 202656°F to 58°Frecommended
Tuesday 21 July 202656°F to 58°Fdiscouraged
Wednesday 22 July 202652°F to 58°Fdiscouraged
Thursday 23 July 202652°F to 58°Fdiscouraged
Friday 24 July 202654°F to 56°Fnot recommended
Saturday 25 July 202652°F to 54°Fdiscouraged

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Lerwick

Sea weather on Sunday 19 July 2026

On Sunday 19 July 2026, the sun will rise at 04:15 and will set at 22:06 on the beach(es) of Lerwick. The outside temperature will be a high of 58°F t and a low of 52°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 19.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 27.3mph). Wave height will be up to 2.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)
Perceived temperature8°C (47°F)8°C (47°F)9°C (49°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)14°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)12°C (54°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity71%74%72%65%60%65%77%86%
Barometric pressure1023 hPa1023 hPa1023 hPa1024 hPa1024 hPa1025 hPa1024 hPa1025 hPa
Cloud cover40%50%26%0%4%22%55%88%
Heat index12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)
Dew point6°C (44°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (44°F)5°C (41°F)7°C (45°F)9°C (49°F)11°C (51°F)
Wind
Speed31km/h (19mph)31km/h (19mph)26km/h (16mph)20km/h (12mph)12km/h (7mph)6km/h (4mph)4km/h (2mph)8km/h (5mph)
Gusts43km/h (27mph)44km/h (27mph)36km/h (23mph)27km/h (17mph)21km/h (13mph)9km/h (6mph)6km/h (4mph)13km/h (8mph)
Direction 345°
NNW
342°
NNW
341°
NNW
343°
NNW
341°
NNW
310°
NW
262°
W
296°
WNW
Wind chill8°C (47°F)8°C (47°F)9°C (49°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)14°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)12°C (54°F)
Waves
Height0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.2ft)0.6m (1.9ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.4m (1.5ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.2ft)
Direction 42°
NE
40°
NE
41°
NE
41°
NE
54°
NE
54°
NE
54°
NE
54°
NE
Period7.4 sec.7.3 sec.7.7 sec.7.7 sec.7.4 sec.7.2 sec.7.0 sec.6.7 sec.
Significant height1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)

Sea weather on Monday 20 July 2026

On Monday 20 July 2026, the sun will rise at 04:17 and will set at 22:04 on the beach(es) of Lerwick. The outside temperature will be a high of 58°F t and a low of 56°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 11.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 19.9mph). Wave height will be up to 1ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)
Perceived temperature13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (53°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity91%94%89%82%80%79%78%89%
Barometric pressure1025 hPa1025 hPa1026 hPa1027 hPa1027 hPa1028 hPa1028 hPa1028 hPa
Cloud cover98%92%68%29%32%27%7%33%
Heat index13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)
Dew point12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)10°C (49°F)11°C (52°F)
Wind
Speed7km/h (4mph)5km/h (3mph)12km/h (8mph)10km/h (6mph)7km/h (4mph)2km/h (1mph)18km/h (11mph)19km/h (12mph)
Gusts10km/h (6mph)8km/h (5mph)18km/h (11mph)15km/h (10mph)11km/h (7mph)3km/h (2mph)32km/h (20mph)28km/h (17mph)
Direction 322°
NW
299°
WNW
320°
NW
359°
N
17°
NNE
262°
W
278°
W
272°
W
Wind chill13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (53°F)
Waves
Height0.3m (1.0ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.3m (0.9ft)
Direction 53°
NE
53°
NE
53°
NE
52°
NE
52°
NE
52°
NE
35°
NE
37°
NE
Period6.5 sec.6.4 sec.6.3 sec.6.1 sec.6.0 sec.5.8 sec.5.6 sec.5.4 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 21 July 2026

On Tuesday 21 July 2026, the sun will rise at 04:19 and will set at 22:01 on the beach(es) of Lerwick. The outside temperature will be a high of 58°F t and a low of 56°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 21.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 30.5mph). Wave height will be up to 1.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature14°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)
Perceived temperature12°C (53°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (51°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity85%91%89%87%87%90%91%92%
Barometric pressure1026 hPa1026 hPa1025 hPa1025 hPa1024 hPa1024 hPa1023 hPa1023 hPa
Cloud cover11%41%38%97%91%100%100%100%
Heat index14°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)
Dew point11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)
Wind
Speed21km/h (13mph)28km/h (17mph)31km/h (19mph)32km/h (20mph)32km/h (20mph)33km/h (20mph)34km/h (21mph)28km/h (17mph)
Gusts31km/h (19mph)40km/h (25mph)43km/h (27mph)45km/h (28mph)48km/h (30mph)49km/h (30mph)37km/h (23mph)41km/h (26mph)
Direction 286°
WNW
281°
W
285°
WNW
287°
WNW
291°
WNW
293°
WNW
295°
WNW
303°
WNW
Wind chill12°C (53°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (51°F)
Waves
Height0.3m (1.0ft)0.4m (1.2ft)0.5m (1.5ft)0.5m (1.5ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.5ft)0.4m (1.4ft)
Direction 288°
WNW
285°
WNW
285°
WNW
290°
WNW
287°
WNW
288°
WNW
301°
WNW
310°
NW
Period5.2 sec.5.0 sec.4.8 sec.4.6 sec.4.6 sec.4.5 sec.7.9 sec.3.8 sec.
Significant height0.7m (2.3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 22 July 2026

On Wednesday 22 July 2026, the sun will rise at 04:21 and will set at 21:59 on the beach(es) of Lerwick. The outside temperature will be a high of 58°F t and a low of 52°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 19.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 26.7mph). Wave height will be up to 1.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)
Perceived temperature10°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity90%88%76%79%76%73%74%72%
Barometric pressure1022 hPa1021 hPa1022 hPa1022 hPa1022 hPa1022 hPa1022 hPa1022 hPa
Cloud cover94%100%73%61%94%72%89%85%
Heat index13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)
Dew point11°C (52°F)11°C (51°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (49°F)9°C (48°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (46°F)7°C (45°F)
Wind
Speed26km/h (16mph)23km/h (14mph)29km/h (18mph)31km/h (19mph)31km/h (19mph)23km/h (15mph)23km/h (14mph)19km/h (12mph)
Gusts37km/h (23mph)33km/h (21mph)42km/h (26mph)42km/h (26mph)43km/h (27mph)34km/h (21mph)34km/h (21mph)27km/h (17mph)
Direction 317°
NW
334°
NNW
349°
N
336°
NNW
342°
NNW
338°
NNW
340°
NNW
323°
NW
Wind chill10°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)
Waves
Height0.4m (1.2ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.2m (0.7ft)
Direction 326°
NW
344°
NNW

N

N
356°
N
332°
NNW
346°
NNW
32°
NNE
Period5.0 sec.5.4 sec.4.2 sec.3.7 sec.3.6 sec.3.9 sec.5.4 sec.5.7 sec.
Significant height0.7m (2.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 23 July 2026

On Thursday 23 July 2026, the sun will rise at 04:23 and will set at 21:57 on the beach(es) of Lerwick. The outside temperature will be a high of 58°F t and a low of 52°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 22.4mph km/h (with gusts up to 26.1mph). Wave height will be up to 1.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)
Perceived temperature9°C (48°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity77%79%81%86%79%83%89%85%
Barometric pressure1022 hPa1020 hPa1018 hPa1017 hPa1015 hPa1014 hPa1013 hPa1012 hPa
Cloud cover88%92%92%100%4%76%39%90%
Heat index11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)
Dew point7°C (45°F)8°C (47°F)10°C (49°F)11°C (52°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)10°C (51°F)
Wind
Speed18km/h (11mph)17km/h (11mph)17km/h (11mph)22km/h (14mph)31km/h (19mph)36km/h (22mph)32km/h (20mph)28km/h (18mph)
Gusts25km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)31km/h (19mph)35km/h (22mph)42km/h (26mph)34km/h (21mph)42km/h (26mph)
Direction 308°
NW
298°
WNW
258°
WSW
246°
WSW
251°
WSW
261°
W
256°
WSW
261°
W
Wind chill9°C (48°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)
Waves
Height0.2m (0.6ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.3m (1.1ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.5ft)0.4m (1.4ft)
Direction 46°
NE
30°
NNE
32°
NNE
34°
NNE
34°
NE
276°
W
253°
WSW
247°
WSW
Period6.0 sec.5.5 sec.5.5 sec.5.4 sec.5.5 sec.5.5 sec.5.3 sec.5.2 sec.
Significant height0.3m (1ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)

Sea weather on Friday 24 July 2026

On Friday 24 July 2026, the sun will rise at 04:25 and will set at 21:55 on the beach(es) of Lerwick. The outside temperature will be a high of 56°F t and a low of 54°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 27.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 32.3mph). Wave height will be up to 2.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)
Perceived temperature10°C (50°F)10°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity87%90%93%90%84%83%81%86%
Barometric pressure1010 hPa1007 hPa1002 hPa1001 hPa1001 hPa1001 hPa1000 hPa1000 hPa
Cloud cover63%100%100%100%60%68%38%91%
Heat index13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)
Dew point11°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (51°F)
Wind
Speed30km/h (18mph)35km/h (21mph)44km/h (27mph)42km/h (26mph)41km/h (25mph)36km/h (22mph)37km/h (23mph)32km/h (20mph)
Gusts41km/h (26mph)50km/h (31mph)49km/h (30mph)46km/h (29mph)47km/h (29mph)52km/h (32mph)42km/h (26mph)45km/h (28mph)
Direction 252°
WSW
235°
SW
235°
SW
261°
W
273°
W
265°
W
268°
W
271°
W
Wind chill10°C (50°F)10°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)
Waves
Height0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (1.9ft)0.7m (2.2ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.5m (1.8ft)
Direction 243°
WSW
234°
SW
221°
SW
220°
SW
236°
WSW
237°
WSW
251°
WSW
252°
WSW
Period5.1 sec.5.0 sec.5.3 sec.6.0 sec.5.2 sec.6.4 sec.5.6 sec.5.9 sec.
Significant height1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 25 July 2026

On Saturday 25 July 2026, the sun will rise at 04:28 and will set at 21:53 on the beach(es) of Lerwick. The outside temperature will be a high of 54°F t and a low of 52°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 18mph km/h (with gusts up to 25.5mph). Wave height will be up to 2.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)
Perceived temperature10°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (51°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (49°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity85%86%80%68%68%65%69%75%
Barometric pressure999 hPa999 hPa999 hPa999 hPa999 hPa999 hPa999 hPa999 hPa
Cloud cover75%84%79%59%55%48%29%67%
Heat index12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)
Dew point10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)8°C (47°F)6°C (43°F)7°C (44°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)7°C (45°F)
Wind
Speed29km/h (18mph)23km/h (14mph)22km/h (14mph)24km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)18km/h (11mph)19km/h (12mph)15km/h (10mph)
Gusts41km/h (25mph)31km/h (20mph)31km/h (19mph)33km/h (20mph)33km/h (21mph)26km/h (16mph)30km/h (19mph)23km/h (14mph)
Direction 280°
W
302°
WNW
309°
NW
310°
NW
336°
NNW
307°
NW
287°
WNW
271°
W
Wind chill10°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (51°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (49°F)
Waves
Height0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (1.9ft)0.8m (2.5ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Direction 252°
WSW
259°
W
242°
WSW
221°
SW
199°
SSW
193°
SSW
188°
S
180°
S
Period6.2 sec.5.1 sec.5.7 sec.5.7 sec.5.7 sec.5.7 sec.5.7 sec.5.7 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

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