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

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

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    7 day forecast for Fisk Helliar

    Today (16 August 2025)
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    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    Temperature
    12°
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    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
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    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    12
    11
    11
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    83%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    UV 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    6
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (17 August 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
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    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    4
    WNW
    4
    WNW
    3
    WNW
    3
    WNW
    3
    NW
    3
    NNW
    3
    NNW
    4
    NNW
    4
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NE
    5
    NE
    4
    NE
    4
    NE
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    9
    9
    7
    6
    6
    5
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    7
    6
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 5 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    4
    4
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (18 August 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    3
    ENE
    3
    ENE
    2
    NE
    3
    NNE
    4
    N
    6
    N
    7
    N
    7
    NNE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    9
    10
    11
    13
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    86%
    83%
    81%
    83%
    87%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    2
    3
    4
    6
    7
    7
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (19 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    6
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    16
    15
    16
    18
    18
    18
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    88%
    83%
    75%
    71%
    69%
    77%
    UV - - 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    8
    10
    10
    10
    10
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (20 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    6
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    9
    N
    9
    N
    10
    N
    9
    N
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    16
    11
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    75%
    74%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    67%
    79%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (21 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    6
    N
    6
    NE
    6
    NNE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    NE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    14
    16
    16
    15
    12
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    83%
    80%
    68%
    64%
    64%
    67%
    85%
    UV - - 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    8
    9
    9
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (22 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    12
    14
    16
    15
    14
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    84%
    65%
    63%
    63%
    68%
    84%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 16 August

    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 16 August

    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 16 August

    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 16 August

    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 17 August

    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 17 August

    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 17 August

    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 17 August

    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 18 August

    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 18 August

    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 18 August

    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 18 August

    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 19 August

    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 19 August

    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 19 August

    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 19 August

    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 20 August

    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 20 August

    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 20 August

    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 20 August

    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 21 August

    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 21 August

    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 21 August

    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 21 August

    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 22 August

    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 22 August

    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 22 August

    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 22 August

    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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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry and rather cloudy.

    Today:

    A dry day and rather cloudy. Some bright or sunny spells will develop with best of any afternoon sunshine over parts of Orkney. Northwesterly breeze. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Tonight:

    It will be a dry night across the Isles. ALso mostly cloudy with just a few clear interludes. Light northwest breeze. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Sunday:

    Staying dry and mostly cloudy. Some bright or sunny interludes will develop, more especially over Orkney. Light winds. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    High pressure is expected to keep mostly dry weather across the Isles. It will be mostly cloudy but brighter skies developing on Wednesday. Light winds.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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