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

Light rain.
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 high tide (2.8m) at

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    8 day forecast for Bu Sands

    Today (26 March 2025)
    Time
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    18
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    WSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    32
    34
    31
    27
    Visibility
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    91%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    3
    3
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (27 March 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
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light shower night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    24
    24
    26
    28
    29
    31
    31
    31
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    81%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    80%
    86%
    89%
    91%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    3
    3
    4
    6
    6
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (28 March 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Light shower day
    Light shower day
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    21
    WSW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    25
    SW
    28
    WSW
    29
    W
    29
    W
    25
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    32
    37
    42
    46
    43
    35
    30
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    81%
    76%
    75%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (29 March 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Cloudy
    Light rain
    Heavy rain
    Light shower day
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    50%
    40%
    60%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    21
    W
    17
    WSW
    14
    SSW
    16
    S
    23
    S
    25
    SSW
    20
    WSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    28
    24
    28
    31
    36
    26
    24
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    G
    E
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    82%
    77%
    84%
    86%
    84%
    86%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    1.0
    1.6
    1.7
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    6
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (30 March 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Light shower night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    50%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    22
    NW
    22
    NW
    21
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    18
    W
    16
    SSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    33
    29
    24
    23
    21
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    82%
    77%
    73%
    71%
    70%
    74%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    4
    5
    7
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (31 March 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
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    21
    SW
    16
    SW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    27
    29
    26
    23
    19
    18
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    80%
    82%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.6
    0.8
    0.6
    0.6
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    6
    3
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (1 April 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 day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    S
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    15
    16
    14
    14
    14
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (2 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    21
    23
    25
    24
    23
    19
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 26 March

    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 26 March

    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 26 March

    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 26 March

    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 27 March

    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 27 March

    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 27 March

    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 27 March

    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 28 March

    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 28 March

    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 28 March

    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 28 March

    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 29 March

    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 29 March

    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 29 March

    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 29 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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:

    A dry start to Thursday with rain later.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Rain will spread east for a time this evening. Then the rest of the night will be largely dry with clear periods. Strong southwesterly winds for a time this evening. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Thursday:

    A cloudy day and mainly dry through the morning. Showery rain spreading from the southwest through the afternoon. Brisk southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Colder on Friday with showers, becoming cloudier and windy in the afternoon. Dry start on Saturday before rain spreads east. Early showers Sunday then mostly dry.

    Updated:

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