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

Cloudy changing to light rain by late morning.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

Tide: Next low tide (1.0m) at

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    7 day forecast for Bu Sands

    Today (3 July 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    30%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    11
    SSW
    13
    S
    15
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    W
    15
    WSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    21
    23
    24
    26
    26
    27
    27
    25
    23
    23
    21
    21
    20
    19
    20
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    78%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    UV 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    12
    15
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 July 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 Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    10%
    30%
    70%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SSW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    S
    16
    S
    19
    S
    22
    S
    24
    S
    25
    S
    24
    S
    23
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    19
    20
    21
    24
    26
    23
    22
    25
    27
    30
    32
    33
    33
    28
    25
    24
    23
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    G
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    13
    14
    15
    16
    15
    14
    16
    19
    21
    23
    25
    24
    23
    21
    18
    16
    14
    13
    12
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    4
    4
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    14
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    21
    21
    22
    20
    17
    15
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    UV - - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    17
    15
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Drizzle Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    NW
    12
    NNW
    14
    NW
    15
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    14
    16
    17
    20
    22
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    93%
    90%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    13
    14
    15
    15
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    17
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    17
    NW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    21
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    82%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    14
    16
    17
    17
    16
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    12
    W
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    SW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    14
    13
    14
    15
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    88%
    86%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    WSW
    12
    W
    11
    W
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    13
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 3 July

    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 3 July

    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 3 July

    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 3 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 9 July

    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 9 July

    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 9 July

    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 9 July

    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:

    Cloudy with showers this afternoon.

    Today:

    Starting off dry this morning before thickening cloud brings a few showers from the west. Mostly cloudy with a few showers, briefly heavy, this afternoon. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Tonight:

    This evening will see a few showers. Becoming mainly dry in the early hours but remaining cloudy across Shetland, clear periods across Orkney. A little rain possible across Orkney later. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Friday:

    Persistent rain extending east across Orkney in the morning, then across Shetland during the afternoon. Freshening southerly winds. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Cloudy with rain or drizzle at times on Saturday and Sunday. Brighter and mainly dry on Monday but with brisk northwesterly winds.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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