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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 sunny intervals by late morning.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (2.4m) at

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    7 day forecast for Birsay Bay

    Today (16 September 2025)
    Time
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Heavy shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals 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
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    19
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    22
    NW
    21
    NW
    21
    NW
    20
    NW
    18
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    12
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    36
    38
    38
    39
    41
    41
    39
    38
    36
    36
    34
    32
    30
    27
    27
    26
    24
    23
    21
    20
    19
    17
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    24
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    20
    18
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    12
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.2
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (17 September 2025)
    Time
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    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    8
    N
    7
    NNE
    6
    NE
    5
    ENE
    4
    E
    4
    E
    5
    E
    5
    E
    6
    E
    8
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    14
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    S
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    12
    11
    9
    10
    12
    16
    18
    20
    23
    24
    26
    28
    30
    30
    30
    30
    26
    24
    24
    24
    24
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    80%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    84%
    86%
    91%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    4
    6
    11
    14
    15
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (18 September 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    25
    27
    27
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    29
    29
    30
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    33
    37
    37
    37
    37
    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%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    76%
    77%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    78%
    80%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    15
    16
    18
    18
    20
    24
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.7
    2.1
    2.6
    2.8
    2.3
    2.7
    3.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    9
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 September 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    22
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    W
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    15
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    31
    28
    25
    24
    21
    19
    17
    19
    21
    17
    19
    17
    18
    17
    18
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    17
    17
    17
    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%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    80%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    20
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.5
    4.0
    4.0
    3.6
    3.8
    3.8
    3.5
    3.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    20
    24
    26
    27
    28
    28
    23
    25
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    79%
    74%
    71%
    66%
    65%
    62%
    67%
    72%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    13
    14
    16
    16
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.0
    3.2
    3.2
    3.0
    2.8
    2.6
    2.4
    2.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    13
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    27
    28
    27
    25
    19
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    68%
    68%
    65%
    63%
    63%
    67%
    71%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    12
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    11
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    15
    18
    18
    15
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    73%
    75%
    67%
    63%
    64%
    78%
    80%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 16 September

    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 16 September

    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 16 September

    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 16 September

    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 17 September

    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 17 September

    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 17 September

    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 17 September

    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 18 September

    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 18 September

    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 18 September

    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 18 September

    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 19 September

    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 19 September

    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 19 September

    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 19 September

    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 20 September

    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 20 September

    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 20 September

    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 20 September

    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 21 September

    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 21 September

    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 21 September

    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 21 September

    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 22 September

    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 22 September

    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 22 September

    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 22 September

    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.

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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Showery with fresh or strong winds on Tuesday, feeling chilly.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Some clear spells with patchy cloud and the odd shower this evening. Cloudier overnight with more in the way of showers, which may be heavy. Strong northwesterly winds making it feel quite chilly. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Tuesday:

    A mostly cloudy day with scattered showers, some of which will be heavy. A few bright or sunny intervals between showers. Strong northwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    A cloudy and dry start Wednesday with rain spreading northeastwards later. Remaining mostly cloudy and unsettled Thursday and Friday with showers, perhaps heavy with longer spells of rain possible.

    Updated:

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