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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

Sunny intervals changing to overcast by lunchtime.
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 low tide (1.4m) at

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    7 day forecast for Birsay Bay

    Today (17 October 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    6
    E
    6
    ESE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    69%
    68%
    67%
    68%
    72%
    75%
    78%
    79%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (18 October 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    13
    11
    10
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    86%
    84%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    83%
    85%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    6
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    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
    Sunday (19 October 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    15
    SE
    16
    SE
    18
    SE
    19
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    22
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SE
    19
    SE
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    21
    23
    25
    28
    28
    30
    33
    35
    38
    39
    42
    42
    42
    41
    41
    41
    39
    39
    39
    38
    37
    36
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    82%
    80%
    78%
    79%
    84%
    83%
    85%
    87%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    15
    16
    18
    19
    21
    21
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    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
    Monday (20 October 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 rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    18
    SE
    16
    SE
    15
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    26
    21
    19
    16
    15
    14
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    15
    15
    15
    15
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    98%
    95%
    94%
    92%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (21 October 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 Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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 shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NNE
    13
    N
    14
    N
    15
    NNW
    15
    N
    15
    NNW
    16
    N
    16
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NW
    16
    WNW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    12
    12
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    19
    17
    19
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    96%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    91%
    88%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (22 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    16
    W
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    SW
    14
    SSW
    14
    S
    14
    SSE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    19
    20
    22
    22
    17
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    81%
    74%
    74%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.6
    2.0
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (23 October 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    14
    E
    13
    ENE
    14
    NE
    16
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    16
    18
    19
    21
    21
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    91%
    91%
    85%
    81%
    80%
    84%
    83%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Friday 17 October

    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 17 October

    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 17 October

    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 17 October

    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 18 October

    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 18 October

    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 18 October

    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 18 October

    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 19 October

    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 19 October

    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 19 October

    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 19 October

    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 20 October

    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 20 October

    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 20 October

    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 20 October

    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 21 October

    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 21 October

    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 21 October

    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 21 October

    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 22 October

    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 22 October

    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 22 October

    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 22 October

    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 23 October

    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 23 October

    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 23 October

    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 23 October

    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 explained
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    Updated 08:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 17 Oct 2025

    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry today with sunshine best across Shetland. Winds light.

    Today:

    Shetland staying dry and seeing good sunny spells. Orkney generally dry, but a few early drizzly showers may crop up, then brighter spells increasing into the afternoon. Winds light and variable. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Tonight:

    Shetland dry with clear spells for the evening, but cloudy skies and scattered showers over Orkney by mid-evening, extending to Shetland overnight. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Saturday:

    A cloudy start with some light drizzly showers about, but soon turning dry over Orkney during the morning with brighter spells developing, perhaps also for Shetland for the late afternoon. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Turning unsettled with an area of rain reaching from the south during the afternoon, which turns heavier for the evening. Showers or longer periods of rain for Monday and Tuesday.

    Updated:

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