Marwick (Orkney Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Light rain.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (2.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for Marwick

    Today (7 May 2026)
    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
    ≥95%
    90%
    60%
    60%
    80%
    Temperature
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    16
    S
    15
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    29
    28
    28
    29
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    UV 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    16
    15
    13
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (8 May 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 Cloudy 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    50%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    15
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    29
    30
    31
    32
    33
    34
    34
    34
    34
    34
    34
    32
    33
    33
    33
    33
    33
    32
    32
    31
    29
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    74%
    72%
    68%
    68%
    66%
    67%
    65%
    63%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    67%
    68%
    71%
    72%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (9 May 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 Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day 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
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NW
    8
    NW
    7
    NW
    6
    WNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    28
    26
    27
    28
    27
    25
    25
    25
    23
    23
    22
    23
    22
    21
    22
    23
    22
    22
    22
    20
    18
    18
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    72%
    74%
    71%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    71%
    67%
    64%
    62%
    58%
    56%
    54%
    51%
    53%
    54%
    56%
    58%
    60%
    64%
    73%
    80%
    78%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.8
    2.9
    3.1
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.0
    3.0
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (10 May 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 Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower day Light rain Light shower day 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 night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    7
    W
    9
    WNW
    10
    W
    10
    WNW
    10
    W
    11
    WNW
    11
    W
    12
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    17
    W
    18
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    18
    NW
    17
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    14
    N
    13
    NNW
    13
    N
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    22
    22
    24
    25
    25
    27
    27
    28
    32
    35
    36
    36
    31
    34
    34
    32
    29
    28
    27
    27
    26
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    72%
    74%
    71%
    69%
    69%
    70%
    68%
    72%
    75%
    76%
    73%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    14
    15
    17
    18
    19
    18
    17
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.0
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.2
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (11 May 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    12
    N
    11
    N
    10
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    10
    N
    10
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    27
    24
    23
    23
    24
    23
    20
    19
    19
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    16
    18
    19
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    71%
    67%
    62%
    58%
    58%
    59%
    57%
    57%
    56%
    56%
    57%
    59%
    64%
    72%
    81%
    85%
    91%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (12 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    WSW
    14
    WNW
    17
    W
    21
    W
    22
    W
    22
    W
    21
    W
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    26
    30
    36
    37
    39
    37
    34
    31
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    92%
    85%
    73%
    67%
    64%
    70%
    78%
    UV - - 1 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    14
    17
    21
    21
    22
    20
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.2
    2.4
    3.0
    3.4
    3.9
    4.0
    4.0
    3.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (13 May 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    18
    W
    16
    WNW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    28
    26
    27
    28
    29
    28
    26
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    83%
    75%
    73%
    74%
    76%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 7 May

    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 7 May

    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 7 May

    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 7 May

    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 8 May

    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 8 May

    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 8 May

    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 8 May

    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 9 May

    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 9 May

    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 9 May

    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 9 May

    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 10 May

    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 10 May

    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 10 May

    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 10 May

    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 11 May

    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 11 May

    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 11 May

    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 11 May

    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 12 May

    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 12 May

    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 12 May

    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 12 May

    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 13 May

    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 13 May

    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 13 May

    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 13 May

    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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    Bright spells and a few showers on Friday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A mainly cloudy evening and night with further outbreaks of rain at times. Windy with fresh to strong southerly winds. A milder night than last night. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Friday:

    A mixture of bright or sunny intervals and occasional showers. Moderate to fresh southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Sunshine and scattered showers on Saturday. Risk of rain on Sunday then drier and brighter on Monday.

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