Bu Sands (Orkney Islands) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next low tide (1.1m) at

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No pollen data.

    7 day forecast for Bu Sands

    Today (17 September 2025)
    Time
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
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    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    40%
    10%
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    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
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    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    4
    N
    4
    NE
    5
    ENE
    6
    E
    8
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    13
    SE
    16
    SE
    19
    SE
    22
    SE
    24
    SE
    25
    SE
    27
    SE
    27
    SSE
    25
    SSE
    23
    S
    20
    S
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    9
    10
    11
    16
    18
    23
    25
    28
    31
    34
    35
    36
    36
    33
    29
    25
    24
    25
    28
    30
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    M
    M
    G
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    88%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    85%
    80%
    76%
    76%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    4
    4
    5
    6
    8
    11
    14
    17
    19
    22
    24
    25
    27
    26
    25
    22
    20
    17
    16
    18
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    2
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (18 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    24
    S
    25
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    29
    SW
    30
    SW
    31
    SW
    33
    WSW
    34
    WSW
    34
    WSW
    33
    W
    31
    W
    29
    W
    28
    W
    26
    W
    23
    W
    20
    W
    18
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    36
    36
    36
    37
    37
    39
    41
    42
    43
    44
    46
    42
    44
    39
    39
    37
    35
    33
    30
    25
    21
    19
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    80%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    27
    27
    28
    28
    30
    31
    31
    31
    30
    30
    29
    28
    26
    24
    21
    18
    17
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    12
    W
    11
    W
    9
    WSW
    8
    SW
    8
    S
    8
    SSE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    12
    SE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    17
    S
    18
    SSW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    12
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    11
    13
    17
    21
    24
    24
    26
    24
    24
    22
    21
    20
    19
    20
    19
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    77%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    12
    11
    10
    9
    10
    11
    11
    13
    14
    16
    17
    18
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    WSW
    16
    W
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NNW
    18
    N
    19
    N
    21
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    21
    22
    21
    20
    20
    18
    18
    18
    21
    21
    19
    25
    26
    26
    28
    28
    30
    30
    33
    34
    35
    35
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    77%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    80%
    80%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    78%
    76%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    74%
    69%
    72%
    71%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    9
    11
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    N
    20
    NNW
    20
    N
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    37
    37
    37
    38
    37
    39
    38
    37
    37
    38
    38
    38
    36
    35
    33
    32
    32
    30
    28
    26
    26
    24
    25
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    68%
    72%
    74%
    72%
    72%
    74%
    74%
    71%
    72%
    70%
    70%
    67%
    67%
    65%
    65%
    64%
    63%
    63%
    63%
    64%
    65%
    64%
    63%
    62%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    21
    21
    18
    19
    18
    17
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    61%
    60%
    62%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    71%
    72%
    71%
    UV - - - 1 2 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    13
    12
    13
    15
    15
    14
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    11
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SSW
    12
    S
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    13
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    73%
    74%
    72%
    69%
    72%
    73%
    75%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry much of Wednesday. Some sunshine. Cloudy with rain later.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Clear spells will be interspersed with scattered showers during the evening. The showers will die after midnight. Strong northwest wind will ease from late evening. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Dry with sunny spells until late afternoon over Shetland but becoming cloudy over Orkney. Rain reaching Orkney during afternoon, extending to Shetland in the evening. Southeast winds freshening later. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Unsettled conditions with rain, showers and strong winds continue. These conditions will be interspersed with brief drier and brighter spells.

    Updated:

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