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

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

Tide: Next high tide (3.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Marwick

    Today (3 November 2025)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    80%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    30%
    Temperature
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    18
    S
    22
    SSW
    24
    SW
    24
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    38
    43
    39
    35
    35
    Visibility
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    90%
    89%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    UV - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    18
    22
    24
    24
    22
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.3
    2.6
    2.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (4 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 shower night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Overcast Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    30%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    39
    39
    41
    41
    41
    39
    38
    36
    35
    34
    34
    33
    32
    29
    26
    26
    24
    24
    23
    22
    21
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    80%
    78%
    82%
    80%
    81%
    80%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.9
    2.8
    2.9
    3.1
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.1
    3.1
    3.1
    3.1
    3.2
    3.2
    3.3
    3.4
    3.4
    3.4
    3.3
    3.2
    3.1
    3.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    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 Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    WSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SW
    5
    N
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    ENE
    5
    NE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    E
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    12
    11
    10
    10
    8
    8
    8
    7
    8
    8
    7
    8
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    12
    14
    15
    17
    17
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.9
    2.8
    2.8
    2.9
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    2.9
    2.8
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    24
    24
    25
    24
    22
    21
    21
    22
    21
    21
    19
    19
    21
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    97%
    98%
    98%
    97%
    98%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    12
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    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
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    12
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    20
    20
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    15
    16
    17
    15
    14
    14
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    89%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (8 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 Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    15
    13
    13
    14
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    85%
    88%
    91%
    90%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.5
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    11
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    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%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    11
    SSE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    20
    19
    20
    17
    16
    17
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 7 November

    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 7 November

    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 7 November

    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 7 November

    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 8 November

    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 8 November

    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 8 November

    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 8 November

    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 9 November

    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 9 November

    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 9 November

    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 9 November

    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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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mainly dry on Tuesday with sunny spells. Strong winds easing.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Rain spreads northeast in the early evening, heavy at times. Then becoming dry with clear spells before a few showers pass by through the early hours. Strong southwest winds. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Bright spells and a few showers in the morning, these heavy at times. Becoming largely dry in the afternoon. Strong southwest winds gradually ease. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Mainly dry with some sunshine and light winds on Wednesday. Cloudier on Thursday and Friday with rain at times and stronger south or southeast winds.

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