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 changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
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 high tide (2.9m) at

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    8 day forecast for Bu Sands

    Today (3 April 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    4
    SW
    4
    S
    4
    SSE
    4
    SSW
    3
    NNE
    3
    ENE
    4
    E
    4
    E
    6
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    17
    E
    18
    E
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    18
    19
    21
    22
    24
    25
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    87%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    4
    5
    6
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 April 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    20
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    26
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    79%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    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
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    73%
    72%
    71%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    82%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 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
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    9
    SSE
    6
    S
    5
    SW
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    SSE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    87%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 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
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    10
    S
    12
    S
    11
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    10
    12
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SW
    8
    SSW
    10
    WSW
    12
    WNW
    12
    NW
    12
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    9
    11
    12
    11
    8
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (10 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    13
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    15
    17
    17
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 3 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

    Thursday 3 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

    Thursday 3 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

    Thursday 3 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

    Friday 4 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

    Friday 4 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

    Friday 4 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

    Friday 4 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

    Saturday 5 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

    Saturday 5 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

    Saturday 5 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

    Saturday 5 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

    Sunday 6 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

    Sunday 6 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

    Sunday 6 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

    Sunday 6 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

    Monday 7 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

    Monday 7 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

    Monday 7 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

    Monday 7 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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

    Thursday 10 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

    Thursday 10 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

    Thursday 10 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

    Thursday 10 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:

    Dry on Thursday, clouding over across Shetland.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    All parts will have a dry night. Clear skies across Orkney. Clear across Shetland for most of the night but clouding over across the north later. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Thursday:

    Another dry day across the Isles. Sunny skies across Orkney but more in the way of cloud lingering across Shetland. Light winds. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    High pressure will maintain dry and settled weather. However it will be rather cloudy and cool with mostly light winds.

    Updated:

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