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

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 Birsay Bay

    Today (21 February 2026)
    Time
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    16
    SE
    18
    SE
    19
    SE
    19
    SSE
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    39
    41
    39
    36
    Visibility
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    89%
    94%
    95%
    UV - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    16
    18
    19
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (22 February 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    30
    29
    28
    28
    28
    30
    31
    33
    35
    35
    36
    36
    35
    35
    35
    34
    33
    31
    32
    32
    31
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (23 February 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    WSW
    7
    W
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    7
    NW
    7
    SW
    6
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    25
    25
    23
    20
    18
    18
    16
    15
    16
    15
    17
    15
    15
    16
    15
    13
    12
    12
    14
    15
    17
    18
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    93%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    83%
    86%
    91%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.5
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (24 February 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 Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    60%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    14
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    25
    28
    31
    34
    34
    33
    31
    30
    28
    29
    28
    29
    29
    29
    29
    29
    29
    28
    28
    28
    27
    26
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    90%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    12
    14
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.4
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (25 February 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WSW
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    25
    23
    23
    22
    21
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    18
    16
    17
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    92%
    92%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (26 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Light rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    9
    S
    10
    S
    12
    S
    14
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    23
    26
    29
    30
    30
    33
    32
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    95%
    94%
    93%
    91%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    12
    14
    16
    16
    16
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (27 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Cloudy Light shower night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SW
    17
    W
    18
    WSW
    16
    W
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    27
    29
    31
    34
    32
    32
    32
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 21 February

    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 21 February

    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 21 February

    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 21 February

    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 22 February

    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 22 February

    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 22 February

    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 22 February

    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 23 February

    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 23 February

    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 23 February

    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 23 February

    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 24 February

    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 24 February

    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 24 February

    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 24 February

    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 25 February

    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 25 February

    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 25 February

    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 25 February

    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 26 February

    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 26 February

    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 26 February

    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 26 February

    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 27 February

    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 27 February

    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 27 February

    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 27 February

    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:

    Rain tonight. Bright and showery on Sunday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A dry start over Shetland, but rain soon turning heavier over Orkney this evening and reaching Shetland by midnight, with strengthening southeasterly winds. Turning more showery before morning. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Sunday:

    There will be a mixture of bright or sunny intervals and occasional showers. Fresh to strong west to southwest breeze. A little milder. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Some showers on Monday morning then becoming dry and sunny in the afternoon. Tuesday and Wednesday look cloudier with occasional rain.

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