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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

Thunder showers.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (2.9m) at

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    7 day forecast for Birsay Bay

    Today (19 November 2025)
    Time
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Thunder shower night Thunder shower night Thunder shower night Thunder shower night Hail shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -4°
    -3°
    -4°
    -3°
    -3°
    Wind direction and speed
    N
    28
    N
    29
    N
    29
    N
    29
    N
    28
    Wind gust (mph)
    54
    55
    52
    51
    53
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    80%
    66%
    77%
    70%
    69%
    UV - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    28
    29
    29
    29
    28
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.9
    4.0
    4.1
    4.0
    3.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (20 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 Thunder shower night Thunder shower night Hail shower night Hail shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Sleet shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    27
    N
    27
    N
    27
    N
    26
    N
    26
    N
    25
    N
    24
    NNE
    23
    N
    22
    NNE
    20
    NNE
    19
    N
    18
    N
    17
    N
    16
    N
    16
    N
    16
    N
    14
    N
    13
    N
    11
    NNE
    9
    N
    8
    N
    7
    NNW
    6
    W
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    51
    52
    52
    52
    51
    50
    48
    46
    44
    42
    39
    38
    36
    35
    35
    34
    32
    30
    26
    21
    16
    13
    11
    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
    72%
    75%
    78%
    80%
    71%
    77%
    79%
    73%
    71%
    74%
    69%
    69%
    74%
    77%
    73%
    76%
    82%
    84%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    27
    27
    27
    26
    26
    25
    24
    23
    22
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    14
    13
    11
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.8
    3.7
    3.6
    3.5
    3.3
    3.3
    3.3
    3.2
    3.2
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.7
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (21 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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    SW
    9
    WSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    16
    19
    20
    23
    24
    25
    27
    30
    31
    34
    35
    35
    35
    34
    34
    34
    33
    32
    30
    26
    24
    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
    83%
    83%
    80%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    76%
    79%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    79%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    14
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.8
    2.1
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Light shower day Light shower day 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
    70%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    W
    8
    SW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    21
    23
    24
    20
    19
    20
    18
    17
    17
    19
    18
    17
    17
    16
    14
    13
    12
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    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%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    2.4
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Light shower day 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    5
    SE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    6
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    E
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    11
    11
    12
    13
    15
    17
    19
    19
    21
    21
    21
    24
    24
    24
    26
    24
    24
    24
    23
    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%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    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
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (24 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    14
    NE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    ENE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    22
    20
    22
    19
    18
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    90%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.6
    2.7
    2.4
    2.4
    2.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    8
    9
    8
    8
    10
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (25 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
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    N
    10
    N
    9
    N
    8
    N
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    11
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    79%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 19 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 19 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 19 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 19 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 20 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

    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.

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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Frequent heavy wintry showers and strong winds.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Frequent heavy rain, sleet and some snow showers through this evening and overnight with strong to gale force northerly winds. Showers turning increasingly to rain or sleet but still bitterly cold conditions. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Thursday:

    Frequent, often heavy rain, sleet and occasionally snow showers for much of the day, but showers becoming more isolated in the evening. Strong northerly winds gradually easing. Maximum temperature 3 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Cold dry start to Friday. Rain spreads east later. Less cold over the weekend with a mix of dry sunny spells, some showers or longer spells of rain.

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