Fisk Helliar (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

Tide: Next high tide (2.4m) at

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    8 day forecast for Fisk Helliar

    Today (17 May 2025)
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    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    Temperature
    11°
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    13°
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    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNE
    10
    N
    10
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    12
    N
    12
    N
    12
    NNE
    12
    N
    12
    N
    12
    N
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    17
    16
    18
    18
    19
    18
    18
    18
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    Visibility
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    88%
    93%
    96%
    96%
    UV 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (18 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
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    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
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    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    <5%
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    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    7
    N
    7
    N
    8
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    12
    N
    13
    N
    14
    N
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    15
    16
    17
    18
    20
    21
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    17
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    97%
    96%
    97%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    92%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    81%
    78%
    75%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    73%
    75%
    77%
    82%
    86%
    89%
    91%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    10
    10
    10
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    E
    7
    ENE
    6
    NE
    8
    NE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    15
    13
    14
    14
    15
    13
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    93%
    86%
    76%
    70%
    71%
    78%
    95%
    UV - - 1 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    8
    6
    8
    9
    9
    8
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    4
    NNE
    3
    N
    4
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    N
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    9
    12
    13
    15
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    85%
    71%
    67%
    70%
    79%
    91%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    4
    7
    9
    10
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    5
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 May 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    9
    N
    11
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    14
    17
    19
    19
    19
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    82%
    72%
    65%
    64%
    66%
    73%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    9
    11
    12
    12
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.4
    1.3
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 May 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
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    E
    11
    ESE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    20
    19
    19
    19
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    73%
    65%
    61%
    58%
    60%
    65%
    74%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    9
    11
    11
    11
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    10
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    19
    20
    18
    18
    16
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    80%
    80%
    76%
    73%
    69%
    69%
    76%
    87%
    UV - 1 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    9
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    18
    21
    18
    16
    11
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    92%
    88%
    81%
    75%
    73%
    80%
    92%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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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    Dry with long sunny spells, some patchy cloud.

    Today:

    A dry day with some lengthy sunny periods, especially for Orkney. Turning cloudier across the north and east of Shetland before this spreads into parts of Orkney later this afternoon. Moderate northerly winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Tonight:

    Some late sunny spells interspersed with patches of low cloud this evening. The rest of the night will be dry, but turning widely cloudier from the north through the night. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Sunday:

    Dry but with a good deal of cloud in the morning. Decent sunny spells developing through the day, but the north and east of Shetland perhaps remaining rather cloudy. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Remaining settled and largely dry. Areas of cloud will tend to break up at times during the day to give some sunnier spells. Gentle to moderate northerly breeze.

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