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

Clear changing to partly cloudy by early evening.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should seek advice

Tide: Next low tide (0.9m) at

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No pollen data.

    7 day forecast for Bu Sands

    Today (23 February 2026)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    5
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    SSW
    5
    S
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    12
    13
    Visibility
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    92%
    UV 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (24 February 2026)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Cloudy Light rain Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    30%
    80%
    ≥95%
    90%
    70%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    20
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    21
    S
    22
    S
    22
    S
    22
    S
    22
    S
    21
    S
    20
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    19
    21
    23
    26
    28
    28
    27
    27
    27
    28
    29
    29
    30
    30
    29
    28
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    12
    14
    16
    17
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (25 February 2026)
    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 rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    17
    S
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    S
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    S
    13
    S
    13
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    22
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    15
    15
    14
    15
    15
    14
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    21
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (26 February 2026)
    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 rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    20
    S
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    24
    25
    26
    27
    29
    27
    27
    26
    27
    27
    28
    28
    28
    29
    28
    29
    29
    28
    28
    29
    28
    28
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    19
    18
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (27 February 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Sleet shower night Sleet shower night Sleet shower night Sleet shower night Sleet shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    23
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    25
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    25
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    28
    29
    29
    30
    30
    30
    31
    31
    34
    36
    40
    38
    40
    40
    40
    44
    45
    49
    47
    47
    45
    43
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    73%
    75%
    72%
    77%
    76%
    78%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    22
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    25
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (28 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    24
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SSW
    23
    S
    26
    S
    26
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    35
    31
    31
    31
    35
    40
    37
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    76%
    74%
    72%
    70%
    76%
    79%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    24
    23
    21
    21
    22
    23
    26
    26
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    0.9
    0.8
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    5
    6
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (1 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    23
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    19
    S
    19
    S
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    29
    27
    27
    27
    29
    32
    34
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    80%
    80%
    83%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 23 February

    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 23 February

    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 23 February

    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 23 February

    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 24 February

    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 24 February

    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 24 February

    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 24 February

    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 25 February

    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 25 February

    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 25 February

    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 25 February

    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 26 February

    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 26 February

    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 26 February

    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 26 February

    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 27 February

    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 27 February

    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 27 February

    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 27 February

    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 28 February

    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 28 February

    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 28 February

    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 28 February

    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 1 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 1 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 1 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 1 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.

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    Dry Monday evening. Cloudy with spells of rain Tuesday. Windy

    This Evening and Tonight:

    This evening will be dry and cold. Shetland will remain dry overnight but thickening cloud will bring rain to Orkney during the early hours. Freshening southeasterly winds later. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Some rain across Shetland in the morning. Otherwise it will be dry mainly dry and cloudy but rain likely later in the afternoon. Strong southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Cloudy on Wednesday with rain at times. Breezy and somewhat brighter on Thursday with showers. Cloud and rain likely Friday morning, then bright spells and showers.

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