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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

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

Tide: Next high tide (3.0m) at

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No pollen data.

    7 day forecast for Birsay Bay

    Today (21 November 2025)
    Time
    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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    0°
    -1°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    0°
    2°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    22
    SW
    23
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    18
    W
    15
    W
    13
    W
    11
    W
    10
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    38
    38
    38
    39
    41
    40
    36
    31
    27
    24
    22
    20
    19
    Visibility
    E
    VG
    M
    M
    M
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    81%
    88%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    81%
    82%
    84%
    86%
    88%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    22
    18
    15
    13
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.9
    2.0
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (22 November 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 Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Light shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    SSW
    6
    S
    6
    SSW
    6
    S
    6
    S
    5
    SSE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    10
    11
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    89%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (23 November 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    1°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    2°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    7
    E
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    E
    8
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    10
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    15
    15
    16
    17
    18
    17
    16
    18
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    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
    Monday (24 November 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 shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Partly cloudy 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 night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    10
    NNE
    11
    NE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    25
    24
    24
    25
    24
    23
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    16
    17
    16
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (25 November 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    0°
    1°
    0°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    8
    N
    7
    NNE
    7
    E
    7
    SSW
    7
    S
    7
    ESE
    6
    SE
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12
    12
    11
    12
    13
    15
    16
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    17
    19
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (26 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    2°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SW
    15
    SSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    21
    24
    27
    29
    28
    27
    28
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    89%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    14
    14
    16
    16
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.6
    2.0
    2.3
    2.7
    3.0
    3.0
    3.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    Thursday (27 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    28
    25
    23
    24
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.2
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Friday 21 November

    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 21 November

    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 21 November

    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 21 November

    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 22 November

    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 22 November

    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 22 November

    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 22 November

    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 23 November

    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 23 November

    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 23 November

    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 23 November

    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 24 November

    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 24 November

    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 24 November

    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 24 November

    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 25 November

    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 25 November

    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 25 November

    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 25 November

    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 26 November

    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 26 November

    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 26 November

    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 26 November

    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 27 November

    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 27 November

    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 27 November

    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 27 November

    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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    Forecast for 10:00, Fri
    Updated 08:00 (UTC) on Fri 21 Nov 2025

    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    The odd shower, becoming cloudy with rain. Strengthening wind.

    Today:

    The morning will begin with a few bright spells and the odd shower. Cloud will thicken during the morning with outbreaks of rain spreading east from midday. A southerly wind will strengthen during the afternoon. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

    Tonight:

    The cloud and rain will clear for a time from the late evening but further rain will spread east before the morning, this mostly over Orkney. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Saturday:

    The morning will begin cloudy with rain at times. This will soon clear to leave the odd bright spell which will be interspersed with the occasional shower. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Unsettled conditions continue from Sunday into Tuesday. Most days will see scattered showers and the occasional bright spell. These showers can merge into longer periods of rain at times.

    Updated:

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