Birsay Bay (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 changing to overcast by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

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    7 day forecast for Birsay Bay

    Today (13 July 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    Temperature
    19°
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    22°
    22°
    22°
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    21°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    19°
    17°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    18
    18
    18
    18
    Visibility
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    76%
    73%
    72%
    70%
    68%
    69%
    70%
    69%
    71%
    75%
    80%
    85%
    93%
    96%
    97%
    UV 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (14 July 2025)
    Time
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    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
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    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 Cloudy 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
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    20°
    19°
    18°
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    16°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    10
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    21
    20
    21
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    24
    24
    25
    25
    24
    23
    23
    21
    20
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    96%
    95%
    96%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    90%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    80%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    85%
    87%
    92%
    96%
    97%
    98%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    14
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (15 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    E
    9
    ESE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    E
    8
    E
    7
    E
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    15
    16
    13
    13
    13
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    98%
    98%
    98%
    97%
    91%
    82%
    75%
    77%
    93%
    UV - - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    9
    9
    8
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (16 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    4
    E
    3
    N
    3
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    N
    7
    NNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    5
    7
    9
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    96%
    97%
    91%
    83%
    81%
    84%
    86%
    94%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    6
    7
    8
    7
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (17 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    N
    8
    N
    9
    NE
    9
    ENE
    9
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    9
    11
    13
    14
    13
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    91%
    86%
    80%
    80%
    84%
    93%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    6
    8
    9
    10
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (18 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    6
    E
    6
    ESE
    6
    SE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    9
    11
    14
    16
    15
    12
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    92%
    84%
    76%
    77%
    81%
    93%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (19 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    E
    6
    E
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    E
    9
    ESE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    11
    15
    15
    14
    13
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    97%
    93%
    85%
    76%
    76%
    81%
    93%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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:

    Dry with some warm sunshine today. Chance of haar.

    Today:

    A dry day with sunny spells but haar may come and go through the day, more especially across eastern areas. Very warm in any sunshine across sheltered western areas. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Tonight:

    A mainly dry evening and night with clear periods. Haar and a little drizzle will drift in from the east at times. Light and variable winds. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

    Monday:

    Dry with variable amounts of cloud and sunny spells, perhaps some haar at first and again later on. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Dry on Monday with bright spells. Chance of a few showers on Tuesday then mainly dry on Wednesday.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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