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

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (1.0m) at

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    7 day forecast for Birsay Bay

    Today (9 November 2025)
    Time
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    30%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    5
    SW
    4
    S
    4
    SSE
    5
    SE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    11
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    10
    11
    13
    15
    19
    19
    21
    22
    23
    25
    25
    26
    27
    24
    23
    21
    19
    19
    17
    16
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    4
    4
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    17
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (10 November 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
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    4
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    6
    E
    6
    E
    7
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    ESE
    7
    SE
    7
    S
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    8
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    8
    9
    9
    10
    9
    9
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (11 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    W
    7
    WSW
    8
    W
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    8
    WSW
    8
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    W
    7
    SE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    E
    6
    E
    7
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    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
    91%
    91%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (12 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    9
    E
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    NE
    15
    NE
    16
    NE
    17
    NE
    17
    NE
    17
    NE
    17
    NE
    19
    NNE
    19
    NE
    20
    NNE
    20
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    20
    NNE
    20
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    15
    17
    21
    22
    23
    26
    28
    29
    28
    28
    30
    31
    33
    35
    36
    38
    37
    36
    35
    35
    35
    35
    35
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    83%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.5
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    3.0
    3.2
    3.3
    3.4
    3.4
    3.3
    3.3
    3.2
    3.1
    3.1
    3.0
    3.0
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (13 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day 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 rain Overcast Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    12
    NE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    35
    34
    33
    32
    33
    33
    36
    36
    39
    35
    35
    35
    34
    35
    35
    37
    34
    34
    33
    33
    30
    32
    29
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    78%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    72%
    72%
    77%
    75%
    72%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    69%
    71%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    73%
    73%
    70%
    69%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    14
    13
    13
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.5
    2.5
    2.6
    2.8
    3.0
    3.0
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.9
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.9
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    2.9
    2.9
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (14 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    13
    ENE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    21
    24
    25
    25
    25
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    71%
    68%
    69%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    66%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.7
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    		 – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    		 – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    Saturday (15 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    4°
    3°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    15
    NE
    14
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    19
    20
    20
    18
    18
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    64%
    67%
    67%
    69%
    63%
    70%
    69%
    69%
    UV - - - 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

    Sunday 9 November

    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 9 November

    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 9 November

    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 9 November

    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 10 November

    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 10 November

    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 10 November

    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 10 November

    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 11 November

    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 11 November

    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 11 November

    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 11 November

    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 12 November

    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 12 November

    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 12 November

    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 12 November

    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 13 November

    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 13 November

    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 13 November

    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 13 November

    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 14 November

    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 14 November

    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 14 November

    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 14 November

    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 15 November

    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 15 November

    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 15 November

    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 15 November

    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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    Forecast for 02:00, Sun
    Updated 00:00 (UTC) on Sun 9 Nov 2025
    WARNING
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    Flood warnings in force for Scotland
    Flood warnings in force for Scotland

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    Updated:

    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mainly dry and bright on Sunday but rain later.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Remaining cloudy and dull through the evening with mist and fog patches and some light drizzle. Little change overnight for Shetland but cloud lifting and clear skies developing for Orkney. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Sunday:

    Low cloud, mist and fog soon clear from Shetland, otherwise mainly dry with sunny spells. Rain spreads north over Orkney through the afternoon, reaching Shetland during the evening. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Unsettled conditions continue with showers often merging into longer spells of rain. Skies mostly cloudy, though occasional brighter intervals are possible. Winds remain light but will strengthen on Wednesday.

    Updated:

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