Marwick (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 sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (1.1m) at

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    7 day forecast for Marwick

    Today (9 March 2026)
    Time
    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 Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    S
    13
    S
    15
    S
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    13
    SW
    11
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    S
    8
    S
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    22
    24
    26
    27
    28
    28
    26
    24
    23
    19
    17
    16
    18
    20
    21
    23
    24
    25
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    83%
    81%
    82%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    85%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    84%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    10
    11
    13
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    13
    11
    9
    8
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (10 March 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    70%
    90%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    27
    27
    28
    29
    29
    29
    29
    29
    28
    27
    26
    25
    24
    25
    26
    27
    30
    33
    37
    39
    41
    43
    43
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    80%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    82%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    18
    20
    21
    22
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.2
    2.4
    2.6
    2.8
    2.9
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.5
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    2.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (11 March 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night 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 day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light rain Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    22
    S
    20
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    19
    S
    21
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    24
    SW
    25
    SW
    28
    WSW
    29
    WSW
    29
    WSW
    28
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    38
    36
    37
    39
    43
    45
    48
    49
    54
    56
    55
    55
    54
    51
    51
    51
    48
    45
    43
    43
    43
    46
    50
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    79%
    78%
    80%
    82%
    80%
    77%
    73%
    72%
    69%
    69%
    68%
    72%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    20
    18
    18
    19
    21
    23
    24
    25
    28
    29
    29
    28
    27
    27
    27
    26
    24
    24
    22
    22
    22
    23
    24
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    3.2
    4.0
    4.5
    5.1
    5.6
    5.7
    5.7
    5.9
    6.0
    5.8
    5.7
    5.6
    5.4
    5.3
    5.2
    5.0
    4.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (12 March 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 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    49
    49
    46
    46
    44
    44
    43
    45
    47
    49
    47
    45
    48
    48
    49
    45
    42
    44
    44
    43
    41
    41
    40
    40
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    80%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    79%
    81%
    73%
    74%
    77%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    78%
    81%
    80%
    79%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    25
    25
    25
    24
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    4.6
    4.5
    4.4
    4.4
    4.4
    4.5
    4.5
    4.5
    4.5
    4.5
    4.4
    4.2
    4.1
    4.0
    3.8
    3.7
    3.7
    3.7
    3.7
    3.7
    3.8
    3.8
    4.0
    4.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (13 March 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 shower night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    SW
    16
    WSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    43
    41
    40
    40
    40
    39
    39
    37
    36
    38
    35
    36
    35
    34
    35
    34
    35
    32
    33
    31
    32
    34
    34
    34
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    80%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    70%
    70%
    73%
    75%
    77%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    4.4
    4.6
    4.8
    5.0
    5.2
    5.3
    5.2
    5.0
    4.8
    4.6
    4.4
    4.1
    3.9
    3.8
    3.6
    3.5
    3.4
    3.3
    3.2
    3.1
    3.1
    3.1
    3.2
    3.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (14 March 2026)
    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 Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    14
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    31
    29
    29
    29
    28
    24
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    84%
    79%
    73%
    73%
    81%
    85%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    17
    17
    16
    17
    16
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.6
    4.5
    4.9
    4.7
    4.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (15 March 2026)
    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 Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    34
    35
    38
    39
    38
    35
    35
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    76%
    74%
    79%
    81%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 9 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 9 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 9 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 9 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 10 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 10 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 10 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 10 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 11 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 11 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 11 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 11 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 12 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 12 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 12 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 12 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 13 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 13 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 13 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 13 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 15 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 15 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 15 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 15 March

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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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    Headline:

    Mainly dry and cloudy on Monday.

    Today:

    A mostly cloudy day with some bright or sunny intervals breaking through. Largely dry but a few light outbreaks of rain possible through the day. Moderate to fresh southerly winds. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cloud will break up this evening and the rest of the night will be dry with some clear spells. Moderate to fresh southerly winds. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Tuesday:

    A dry bright start then clouding over with a little patchy rain. Brightening up again later. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Wednesday will be a showery day with strong to gale force winds. Thursday cloudy with rain, heavy at times, brighter later. Friday brighter with a few showers, less windy.

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