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 overcast 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 high tide (3.3m) at

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    7 day forecast for Bu Sands

    Today (4 November 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    34
    34
    31
    31
    28
    27
    27
    26
    26
    24
    24
    23
    22
    20
    17
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    20
    21
    22
    22
    20
    19
    18
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    14
    14
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (5 November 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    7
    SW
    6
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    4
    WSW
    4
    SW
    4
    WNW
    4
    NNW
    4
    N
    5
    NNE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    18
    E
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    12
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    6
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    12
    14
    16
    18
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    89%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    10
    11
    13
    14
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (6 November 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 rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Mist Mist Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    18
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    16
    E
    16
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    22
    20
    19
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    15
    17
    19
    19
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    P
    P
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (7 November 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 Partly cloudy night 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    14
    14
    16
    15
    16
    15
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    11
    11
    12
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    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
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (8 November 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 Partly cloudy night 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    S
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    11
    11
    12
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (9 November 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    14
    16
    17
    16
    16
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (10 November 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    16
    16
    18
    19
    18
    17
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Tuesday 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 7 November

    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 7 November

    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 7 November

    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 7 November

    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 8 November

    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 8 November

    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 8 November

    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 8 November

    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 9 November

    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 9 November

    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 9 November

    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 9 November

    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 10 November

    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 10 November

    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 10 November

    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 10 November

    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 explained
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    Updated 06:00 (UTC) on Tue 4 Nov 2025
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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Sunny spells and some showers. Strong winds easing.

    Today:

    Mainly dry with bright spells but a few showers in the morning, these heavy at times. Becoming cloudier in the afternoon as showers may form longer spells of rain. Strong southwest winds gradually ease. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cloud and some showery rain at first, gradually dying out through the evening. Dry with clear spells overnight and light winds. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Mainly dry with some sunshine and light winds before rain spreads north through the evening. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Cloudier on Thursday with rain at times and fresher south or southeast winds. Variable cloud but often dry Friday with a few showers possible. Dry with bright spells Saturday.

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