Fisk Helliar (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.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

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    8 day forecast for Fisk Helliar

    Today (27 March 2025)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    40%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    21
    SW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    36
    Visibility
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    UV - -
    Wind direction and speed
    21
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (28 March 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day 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 Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    50%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    26
    SW
    27
    SW
    28
    WSW
    28
    WSW
    28
    WSW
    28
    W
    28
    W
    27
    W
    27
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    40
    40
    43
    44
    45
    45
    45
    47
    47
    52
    49
    53
    53
    53
    50
    50
    50
    47
    46
    41
    39
    35
    32
    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
    85%
    84%
    82%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    81%
    79%
    76%
    76%
    80%
    81%
    80%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    23
    24
    24
    26
    27
    27
    27
    28
    28
    28
    28
    27
    26
    25
    24
    22
    21
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    3.3
    3.3
    3.3
    3.3
    3.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (29 March 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 Light rain Heavy rain Heavy shower day Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    12
    WSW
    7
    SW
    10
    S
    15
    S
    21
    SW
    20
    W
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    24
    21
    26
    37
    45
    37
    31
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    M
    M
    E
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    85%
    86%
    78%
    84%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    12
    8
    10
    15
    20
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.3
    3.3
    3.2
    3.0
    2.7
    2.5
    2.1
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (30 March 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    18
    WNW
    19
    NW
    17
    NW
    15
    WNW
    12
    W
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    26
    22
    20
    17
    15
    24
    31
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    83%
    75%
    69%
    66%
    79%
    84%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    19
    16
    14
    11
    10
    12
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.9
    3.3
    3.2
    2.8
    2.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    10
    11
    8
    9
    9
    9
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (31 March 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    30
    33
    33
    31
    23
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    82%
    77%
    74%
    76%
    83%
    87%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    21
    22
    21
    16
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    1.9
    1.7
    1.4
    1.8
    2.2
    2.7
    3.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (1 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    8
    SSW
    7
    S
    8
    S
    9
    SSE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    12
    13
    16
    17
    16
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    89%
    89%
    80%
    70%
    71%
    84%
    87%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    8
    9
    10
    11
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (2 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    11
    SSW
    13
    SW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    21
    21
    17
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    91%
    79%
    71%
    71%
    82%
    86%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SE
    8
    SSE
    10
    S
    10
    S
    8
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    14
    15
    13
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    91%
    79%
    72%
    74%
    83%
    87%
    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

    Thursday 27 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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:

    Occasional rain Thursday evening. Scattered showers and turning windy Friday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloudy this evening with rain for a time. Then the rest of the night will see clear periods and a few passing showers. Fresh southwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Friday:

    Sunny intervals and scattered showers. Some longer spells of rain possible in the afternoon and evening. Freshening southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    After a mainly dry start on Saturday rain will spread east for a time in the afternoon and evening. Early showers on Sunday otherwise dry. Mainly dry on Monday.

    Updated:

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