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

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

Tide: Next low tide (0.2m) at

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    7 day forecast for Birsay Bay

    Today (12 September 2026)
    Time
    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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    50%
    70%
    50%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    16
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    23
    S
    22
    S
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    W
    21
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    9
    W
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    36
    40
    42
    42
    41
    40
    40
    40
    38
    34
    33
    31
    32
    30
    28
    26
    25
    23
    22
    22
    Visibility
    G
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    91%
    93%
    93%
    87%
    83%
    77%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    71%
    71%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    16
    18
    20
    22
    23
    22
    21
    22
    23
    21
    20
    18
    18
    18
    17
    15
    14
    11
    11
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.4
    2.7
    3.0
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (13 September 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 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    SW
    6
    SSW
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    22
    22
    20
    20
    19
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    13
    15
    17
    20
    22
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    79%
    73%
    67%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    74%
    79%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    7
    7
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (14 September 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Drizzle Light rain Light rain Overcast Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    25
    25
    26
    26
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    21
    23
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    M
    M
    Humidity
    89%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    13
    13
    13
    13
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    12
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (15 September 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    26
    25
    25
    26
    26
    27
    27
    27
    27
    29
    31
    30
    31
    31
    32
    32
    32
    32
    32
    31
    31
    31
    32
    Visibility (description)
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    Humidity
    95%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (16 September 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 Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SSW
    11
    S
    11
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    32
    32
    32
    31
    30
    27
    26
    25
    24
    22
    22
    21
    22
    20
    22
    25
    25
    31
    34
    36
    36
    36
    35
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    85%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    14
    14
    13
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.1
    2.2
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (17 September 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SW
    20
    WSW
    19
    W
    18
    WNW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    31
    30
    31
    35
    37
    37
    34
    34
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    91%
    90%
    87%
    89%
    86%
    83%
    83%
    86%
    88%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    18
    18
    18
    20
    19
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.8
    2.1
    2.2
    2.4
    3.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (18 September 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    18
    NW
    17
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    16
    W
    15
    WSW
    13
    SW
    12
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    32
    30
    30
    28
    24
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    86%
    82%
    76%
    77%
    88%
    90%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 12 September

    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 12 September

    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 12 September

    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 12 September

    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 September

    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 September

    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 September

    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 September

    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 September

    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 September

    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 September

    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 September

    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 September

    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 September

    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 September

    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 September

    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 September

    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 September

    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 September

    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 September

    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 September

    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 September

    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 September

    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 September

    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 September

    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 September

    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 September

    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 September

    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:

    Overnight rain, wind clears Saturday morning, then dry and bright.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloud thickening from the west during the evening, with an area of rain spreading to all overnight, as winds back southerly and increase strong to near gale. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Saturday:

    Wet, windy through the morning with outbreaks of rain heavy at times. Winds easing fresh to strong while veering west to northwest early afternoon, bringing largely dry, occasionally sunny spells. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Sunday mainly dry with light winds and occasional sunny spells. Monday wet and windy. Tuesday showery and breezy.

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