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Skaw (Unst) sea conditions & tide times

Zetland · open water conditions information

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Skaw (Unst) is a coastal location in Zetland, one of 25 Zetland spots covered by NippyIndex.

The shore faces broadly north-east, so it is most open to wind and swell arriving from the north-east.

As a tidal location, its tide predictions are referenced to the nearest tidal station, Burra Firth, about 4 miles away.

NippyIndex draws on published marine and weather data (sea state, wave information and water temperature) and UKHO tidal predictions.

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