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Birsay Bay Surf Report and Forecast

Latest Conditions and Today's Tides

Swell

7ft @ 15secs
276°

Wind

29mph
172° -

Temperature

Sea 8°c    Air 2°c
 
 

Tides, sunrise and sunset at Stromness
Hours from midnight
First Light: 7:19am - Sunrise: 8:03am
Sunset: 4:51pm - Last Light 5:35pm
(Stromness - 12mi away) [Help]
low 2:28am 0.4m
high 8:43am 3.4m
low 2:56pm 0.2m
high 9:06pm 3.3m
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  Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
  6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm
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Swell Height
Swell Period Wind
Swell Chart Period Chart Wind Chart
Chart Region:  
    Swell Rating   Prob Height Period Dir Wind (Gust) Weather
Wed
8/02  
12am
Star Star Star Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 7.5ft
15secs 277°
27 36
mph
SSE - Offshore - 164° Mostly Cloudy 3c
  3am
Star Star Star Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 7ft
15secs 276°
29 34
mph
S - Offshore - 172° Mostly Cloudy 2c
  6am
Star Star Star Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 7.5ft
15secs 277°
29 35
mph
S - Cross/offshore - 175° Mostly Cloudy 3c
  9am
Star Star Star Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 8ft
14secs 277°
26 30
mph
S - Cross/offshore - 179° Mostly Cloudy 5c
  12pm
Star Star Star Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 8ft
14secs 276°
25 29
mph
S - Cross/offshore - 182° Brief Showers 5c
  3pm
Star Star Star Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 8.5ft
14secs 271°
25 31
mph
S - Cross/offshore - 187° Drizzle 5c
  6pm
Star Star Star Star Grey Star
100% 8.5ft
13secs 268°
20 24
mph
SSW - Cross/offshore - 192° Rain 5c
  9pm
Star Star Star Star Star
100% 8ft
13secs 267°
15 16
mph
S - Cross/offshore - 191° Drizzle 5c
Thu
9/02  
12am
Star Star Star Star Grey Star
70% 7.5ft
13secs 267°
13 14
mph
SSW - Cross shore - 201° Brief Showers 5c
  3am
Star Star Grey Star Grey Star
70% 7ft
12secs 269°
15 18
mph
SW - Cross/onshore - 215° Mostly Cloudy 6c
  6am
Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star
85% 6.5ft
12secs 270°
15 20
mph
SW - Onshore - 236° Mostly Cloudy 7c
  9am
Star Star Grey Star Grey Star
85% 7ft
12secs 270°
12 15
mph
WSW - Onshore - 253° Overcast 9c
  12pm
Star Star Star Grey Star
85% 6.5ft
12secs 273°
9 10
mph
WSW - Onshore - 241° Mostly Cloudy 8c
  3pm
Star Star Star Grey Star
85% 6.5ft
12secs 275°
7 8
mph
SW - Onshore - 232° Mostly Sunny 8c
  6pm
Star Star Star
35% 6ft
11secs 278°
8 9
mph
S - Cross/offshore - 181° Mostly Clear 8c
  9pm
Star Star Star
Warning 35% 5.5ft
11secs 278°
12 13
mph
S - Offshore - 174° Mostly Clear 7c
Fri
10/02  
12am
Star Star Star Star
Warning 20% 4.5ft
14secs 292°
16 18
mph
S - Offshore - 169° Mostly Clear 5c
  3am
Star Star Star Star
Warning 20% 5ft
13secs 291°
18 20
mph
S - Offshore - 171° Mostly Clear 5c
  6am
Star Star Star Star
Warning 49% 6ft
11secs 278°
14 16
mph
S - Cross/offshore - 181° Mostly Clear 5c
  9am
Star Star Star Star
49% 7.5ft
11secs 281°
10 11
mph
SSW - Cross/offshore - 194° Mostly Sunny 5c
  12pm
Star Star Star Grey Star
35% 7ft
11secs 281°
7 7
mph
SW - Onshore - 225° Mostly Sunny 6c
  3pm
Star Star Grey Star
35% 6.5ft
11secs 279°
7 7
mph
WSW - Onshore - 247° Mostly Cloudy 7c
  6pm
Star Star Grey Star
29% 6ft
11secs 279°
9 10
mph
W - Onshore - 268° Mostly Cloudy 7c
  9pm
Star Grey Star Grey Star
29% 5.5ft
11secs 277°
13 15
mph
WSW - Onshore - 258° Overcast 7c
Sat
11/02  
12am
Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star
32% 5.5ft
11secs 278°
16 19
mph
WSW - Onshore - 254° Overcast 7c
  3am
Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star
32% 5ft
11secs 282°
16 18
mph
WSW - Onshore - 257° Overcast 7c
  6am
Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 28% 5ft
11secs 276°
13 15
mph
WNW - Onshore - 302° Rain 8c
  9am
Star Star Grey Star
Warning 28% 5ft
11secs 280°
7 9
mph
NNW - Onshore - 339° Mostly Cloudy 8c
  12pm
Star Star Grey Star
30% 5.5ft
11secs 287°
6 7
mph
NNW - Onshore - 328° Brief Showers 8c
  3pm
Star Star Grey Star
30% 5.5ft
10secs 285°
7 8
mph
NW - Onshore - 307° Mostly Sunny 8c
  6pm
Star Star Grey Star
24% 5ft
10secs 285°
7 8
mph
NW - Onshore - 308° Mostly Clear 7c
  9pm
Star Grey Star
24% 5ft
10secs 286°
6 7
mph
WNW - Onshore - 300° Mostly Clear 7c
Sun
12/02  
12am
Star Star
45% 5.5ft
10secs 288°
5 6
mph
W - Onshore - 261° Mostly Clear 7c
  3am
Star Star
45% 5.5ft
10secs 290°
4 5
mph
SW - Onshore - 230° Mostly Clear 7c
  6am
Star Star
Warning 32% 3.5ft
10secs 272°
6 6
mph
SSW - Cross shore - 195° Mostly Clear 6c
  9am
Star Star
Warning 32% 3.5ft
10secs 271°
9 9
mph
S - Cross/offshore - 176° Mostly Cloudy 6c
  12pm
Star Star
Warning 48% 3ft
10secs 271°
11 12
mph
S - Cross/offshore - 183° Mostly Sunny 5c
  3pm
Star Grey Star
Warning 48% 3ft
10secs 272°
12 14
mph
SSW - Cross/onshore - 205° Mostly Sunny 6c
  6pm
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 22% 4ft
8secs 303°
14 17
mph
SW - Cross/onshore - 224° Mostly Cloudy 7c
  9pm
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 22% 4.5ft
9secs 291°
18 23
mph
WSW - Onshore - 241° Mostly Clear 8c
Mon
13/02  
12am
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 26% 4ft
9secs 289°
23 28
mph
WSW - Onshore - 250° Mostly Clear 8c
  3am
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 26% 3.5ft
9secs 291°
24 32
mph
WSW - Onshore - 248° Mostly Cloudy 8c
  6am
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 47% 3.5ft
10secs 285°
26 34
mph
WSW - Onshore - 247° Mostly Cloudy 8c
  9am
Grey Star Grey Star
47% 5ft
10secs 276°
27 33
mph
W - Onshore - 264° Mostly Cloudy 8c
  12pm
Grey Star Grey Star
36% 5.5ft
10secs 272°
27 33
mph
W - Onshore - 275° Brief Showers 8c
  3pm
Grey Star
36% 6.5ft
6secs 271°
32 38
mph
WNW - Onshore - 282° Mostly Cloudy 8c
  6pm
Grey Star
43% 8ft
6secs 277°
34 38
mph
NNW - Onshore - 328° Brief Showers 6c
  9pm
Grey Star
43% 7.5ft
7secs 284°
37 41
mph
NW - Onshore - 324° Mostly Clear 4c
Tue
14/02  
12am
Grey Star Grey Star
39% 6.5ft
8secs 291°
38 43
mph
NNW - Onshore - 327° Light Snow Showers 3c
  3am
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 39% 6.5ft
6secs 309°
40 45
mph
NW - Onshore - 321° Light Snow 4c
  6am
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 34% 7ft
6secs 337°
43 50
mph
NNW - Onshore - 328° Rain 5c
  9am
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 34% 9ft
7secs 348°
42 49
mph
NNW - Onshore - 341° Rain 6c
  12pm
Grey Star Grey Star
30% 10.5ft
8secs 352°
36 42
mph
NNW - Onshore - 348° Rain 6c
  3pm
Grey Star Grey Star
30% 11.5ft
8secs 355°
36 40
mph
N - Cross/onshore - 356° Mostly Cloudy 6c
  6pm
Grey Star Grey Star
41% 11.5ft
9secs 357°
33 36
mph
N - Cross/onshore - 0° Rain 6c
  9pm
Grey Star Grey Star
41% 11ft
9secs 359°
29 31
mph
N - Cross/onshore - 2° Mostly Cloudy 6c
Long Range Regional Forecast (Orkney & Shetland Islands)
Wed
15/02  
12am
Grey Star Grey Star
30% 5.5ft
9secs 337°
13
mph
W - Onshore - 277° Brief Showers 5c
  3am
Grey Star Grey Star
30% 5.5ft
9secs 337°
13
mph
W - Onshore - 277° Brief Showers 5c
  6am
Star
Warning 22% 4.5ft
9secs 353°
11
mph
S - Cross/offshore - 189° Brief Showers 5c
  9am
Star
Warning 22% 4.5ft
9secs 353°
11
mph
S - Cross/offshore - 189° Brief Showers 5c
  12pm
Star
12% 3ft
8secs 360°
14
mph
SSE - Offshore - 167° Light Snow Showers 5c
  3pm
Star
12% 3ft
8secs 360°
14
mph
SSE - Offshore - 167° Light Snow Showers 5c
  6pm
 
24% 1.5ft
10secs 5°
22
mph
SSW - Cross shore - 199° Light Snow Showers 5c
  9pm
 
24% 1.5ft
10secs 5°
22
mph
SSW - Cross shore - 199° Light Snow Showers 5c
Thu
16/02  
12am
 
18% 1.5ft
9secs 12°
23
mph
SSW - Cross shore - 204° Mostly Clear 5c
  3am
 
18% 1.5ft
9secs 12°
23
mph
SSW - Cross shore - 204° Mostly Clear 5c
  6am
Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 16% 3.5ft
14secs 290°
10
mph
WSW - Onshore - 246° Mostly Clear 5c
  9am
Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 16% 3.5ft
14secs 290°
10
mph
WSW - Onshore - 246° Mostly Clear 5c
  12pm
Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 16% 3ft
13secs 291°
20
mph
SW - Cross/onshore - 220° Mostly Sunny 5c
  3pm
Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 16% 3ft
13secs 291°
20
mph
SW - Cross/onshore - 220° Mostly Sunny 5c
  6pm
Star Grey Star
Warning 9% 1.5ft
14secs 289°
17
mph
SSW - Cross/onshore - 209° Mostly Clear 5c
  9pm
Star Grey Star
Warning 9% 1.5ft
14secs 289°
17
mph
SSW - Cross/onshore - 209° Mostly Clear 5c
Fri
17/02  
12am
Star Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 14% 4ft
15secs 300°
23
mph
WSW - Onshore - 239° Mostly Clear 6c
  3am
Star Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 14% 4ft
15secs 300°
23
mph
WSW - Onshore - 239° Mostly Clear 6c
  6am
Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 16% 3.5ft
15secs 298°
27
mph
WSW - Onshore - 246° Mostly Clear 6c
  9am
Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 16% 3.5ft
15secs 298°
27
mph
WSW - Onshore - 246° Mostly Clear 6c
  12pm
Star Star Star
Warning 22% 4ft
12secs 342°
17
mph
SSE - Offshore - 155° Rain 7c
  3pm
Star Star Star
Warning 22% 4ft
12secs 342°
17
mph
SSE - Offshore - 155° Rain 7c
  6pm
Star Star Grey Star
Warning 14% 3ft
13secs 295°
27
mph
S - Cross/offshore - 187° Rain 7c
  9pm
Star Star Grey Star
Warning 14% 3ft
13secs 295°
27
mph
S - Cross/offshore - 187° Rain 7c
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Last Model Run: 7th Feb 2012 6:00pm
Last Update: 8th Feb 2012 3:43am
All times local time (GMT) unless otherwise stated.
View Regional Wave BuoysNearby Wave Buoy Data
K7 Buoy
(64046)
Swell7.5ft 7secs
Wind15mph 
2:00pm Tue 24th January
North Sea
(62114)
Swell0ft 0secs
Wind31mph 
2:00am Wed 8th February
North Sea
(63112)
Swell13.5ft 7secs
Wind36mph 
2:00am Wed 8th February
Swell from these wavebuoys might not reach this beach. This is intended as a general overview of swell running in the area. Click a buoy for detailed location information.
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A detailed long range Birsay Bay Surf forecast, surf report and (where available) surf webcams. This surf forecast will be useful for both Birsay Bay and nearby surf spots in the Orkney & Shetland Islands area. For other surf breaks in UK + Ireland click 'local overview' at the top of this page. The information here is carefully calibrated and checked, please do read the surf forecasting help information first which will give you a good idea how to start interpreting this information.
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