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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

Cloudy.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves
  • • high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (0.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Birsay Bay

    Today (8 November 2025)
    Time
    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 Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    S
    7
    SSW
    7
    SW
    6
    WSW
    6
    W
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    15
    14
    15
    14
    14
    15
    14
    12
    10
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    VG
    Humidity
    96%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (9 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    5
    SW
    4
    SW
    4
    SSW
    4
    S
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    6
    SE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    14
    15
    18
    20
    22
    23
    24
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    21
    20
    19
    18
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    17
    17
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (10 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    SSE
    6
    S
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SE
    5
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    9
    8
    9
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    8
    8
    9
    9
    8
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    6
    7
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.5
    2.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (11 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    6
    SW
    6
    SSW
    5
    W
    5
    SSE
    5
    SE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    4
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    E
    10
    E
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    9
    10
    9
    9
    11
    12
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.4
    2.5
    2.7
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    3.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (12 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 rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    16
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    NE
    17
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    18
    N
    18
    N
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    21
    19
    17
    19
    19
    22
    27
    26
    26
    26
    29
    32
    30
    28
    29
    30
    28
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.1
    3.1
    3.1
    3.2
    3.2
    3.1
    3.1
    3.0
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (13 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Drizzle Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    16
    N
    15
    NNW
    14
    N
    14
    N
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    14
    NE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    21
    21
    18
    18
    21
    23
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    89%
    84%
    83%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    75%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    14
    14
    15
    15
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    2.1
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (14 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    4°
    5°
    4°
    5°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    20
    21
    23
    19
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    76%
    71%
    71%
    69%
    71%
    71%
    72%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Saturday 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 12 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 12 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 12 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 12 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 13 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 13 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 13 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 13 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 14 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 14 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 14 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 14 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 12:00, Sat
    Updated 09:00 (UTC) on Sat 8 Nov 2025
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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    A dull day Saturday with mist and fog patches.

    Today:

    A cloudy and dull day with some light rain and drizzle possible. Low cloud across the area with some mist and fog patches lingering throughout the day, especially over Shetland. Light winds. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Tonight:

    Remaining cloudy and dull through the evening with mist and fog patches and some light drizzle. Little change overnight for Shetland but cloud lifting and clear skies developing for Orkney. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Sunday:

    Low cloud, mist and fog clear from Shetland in the morning. Orkney starts dry with sunny spells. Rain spreads north over Orkney through the afternoon, reaching Shetland during the evening. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Unsettled conditions continue with showers often merging into longer spells of rain. Skies mostly cloudy, though occasional brighter intervals are possible. Winds remain light but will strengthen on Wednesday.

    Updated:

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