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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

Light showers changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next high tide (2.9m) at

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    7 day forecast for Birsay Bay

    Today (24 November 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 Light 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    Wind direction and speed
    N
    19
    N
    18
    N
    16
    N
    16
    N
    15
    N
    14
    NNE
    14
    N
    13
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    32
    32
    31
    30
    31
    29
    29
    29
    26
    26
    25
    23
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    73%
    73%
    73%
    78%
    79%
    82%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    81%
    75%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    19
    18
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    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 Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    2°
    3°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    1°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    0°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    1°
    0°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    7
    N
    7
    NE
    6
    NNE
    5
    NE
    4
    ESE
    4
    SSE
    4
    S
    4
    S
    5
    S
    5
    SSW
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    12
    10
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    13
    15
    15
    18
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    25
    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
    75%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    80%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    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
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (26 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 Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    2°
    3°
    4°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    W
    10
    W
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    SW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    27
    28
    29
    30
    31
    33
    35
    36
    35
    33
    31
    29
    27
    22
    21
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    15
    16
    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
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    13
    12
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (27 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 Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    12
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    20
    21
    21
    24
    28
    31
    31
    31
    29
    30
    30
    29
    30
    30
    33
    33
    33
    31
    33
    33
    33
    37
    38
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    79%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    12
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    21
    22
    22
    23
    24
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.5
    2.6
    2.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (28 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    19
    SW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    42
    42
    44
    46
    42
    44
    46
    44
    44
    46
    42
    43
    42
    41
    40
    39
    39
    39
    38
    39
    39
    37
    35
    34
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    78%
    80%
    79%
    83%
    80%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    25
    24
    23
    23
    24
    24
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.9
    4.2
    4.5
    4.8
    5.1
    5.4
    5.6
    5.7
    5.8
    5.8
    5.8
    5.8
    5.8
    5.7
    5.7
    5.5
    5.3
    5.1
    4.9
    4.7
    4.5
    4.3
    4.2
    4.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (29 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    WSW
    15
    SW
    13
    WSW
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    21
    20
    20
    20
    18
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.9
    3.6
    3.3
    3.1
    2.9
    2.8
    2.8
    2.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (30 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 Light rain Light rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    SW
    12
    SSW
    14
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    15
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    20
    21
    23
    22
    24
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    83%
    83%
    79%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    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

    Friday 28 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 28 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 28 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 28 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 29 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 29 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 29 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 29 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 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 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 11:00, Mon
    Updated 09:00 (UTC) on Mon 24 Nov 2025

    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Showery and breezy, feeling colder again.

    Today:

    There will be some bright or sunny intervals between passing showers, showers becoming quite frequent for Shetland. Cold northeasterly winds, strong at first and staying quite blustery at times in showers. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

    Tonight:

    Clear intervals and scattered showers continue through the evening. Showers become less frequent through the night. Cold northeasterly winds, strong at first and easing overnight. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Tuesday:

    A few showers still around in the morning, becoming dry through the day with bright or sunny spells. Feeling cold with light winds. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Cloudy on Wednesday and Thursday with rain at times, gradually becoming milder. Scattered showers on Friday. Strengthening southwest winds from Thursday evening.

    Updated:

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