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Swell

1.5m @ 14secs

Wind

40kph

Temperature

Sea

8°c

Air

5°c

First Light: 7:15am - Sunrise: 7:58am
Sunset: 4:56pm - Last Light 5:39pm

(Stromness - 12mi away) [Help]

low	3:43am	0.3m
high	9:58am	3.5m
low	4:09pm	0.1m
high	10:23pm	3.4m

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Swell Rating

Prob

Height

Period

Dir

Wind (Gust)

Weather

Fri
10/02

100%

2.2m

11secs

35
kph

First Light: 7:15am - Sunrise: 7:58am Sunset: 4:56pm - Last Light 5:39pm

low	3:43am	0.3m
high	9:58am	3.5m
low	4:09pm	0.1m
high	10:23pm	3.4m

Sat
11/02

53%

1.3m

11secs

21
kph

First Light: 7:12am - Sunrise: 7:56am Sunset: 4:58pm - Last Light 5:42pm

low	4:21am	0.3m
high	10:36am	3.5m
low	4:48pm	0.2m
high	11:03pm	3.3m

Sun
12/02

24%

1.8m

9secs

27
kph

First Light: 7:10am - Sunrise: 7:53am Sunset: 5:01pm - Last Light 5:44pm

low	5:02am	0.4m
high	11:16am	3.3m
low	5:30pm	0.3m
high	11:47pm	3.1m

Mon
13/02

35%

4.1m

10secs

71
kph

First Light: 7:08am - Sunrise: 7:51am Sunset: 5:03pm - Last Light 5:46pm

low	5:47am	0.6m
high	12:01pm	3.1m
low	6:19pm	0.5m

Tue
14/02

14%

3.2m

9secs

54
kph

First Light: 7:05am - Sunrise: 7:48am Sunset: 5:06pm - Last Light 5:49pm

high	12:37am	2.8m
low	6:43am	0.8m
high	12:55pm	2.8m
low	7:18pm	0.7m

Wed
15/02

42%

2.6m

7secs

47
kph

First Light: 7:03am - Sunrise: 7:45am Sunset: 5:08pm - Last Light 5:51pm

high	1:41am	2.6m
low	7:55am	1m
high	2:07pm	2.5m
low	8:34pm	0.9m

Thu
16/02

17%

11secs

33
kph

First Light: 7:00am - Sunrise: 7:43am Sunset: 5:11pm - Last Light 5:53pm

high	3:07am	2.5m
low	9:28am	1.1m
high	3:44pm	2.4m
low	10:04pm	1m

Long Range Regional Forecast (Orkney & Shetland Islands)

Fri
17/02

25%

3.2m

13secs

kph

First Light: 6:58am - Sunrise: 7:40am Sunset: 5:13pm - Last Light 5:56pm

high	4:40am	2.5m
low	11:03am	1m
high	5:16pm	2.5m
low	11:30pm	0.9m

Sat
18/02

44%

2.2m

12secs

kph

First Light: 6:55am - Sunrise: 7:37am Sunset: 5:16pm - Last Light 5:58pm

high	5:52am	2.7m
low	12:20pm	0.8m
high	6:23pm	2.6m

Sun
19/02

32%

2.2m

11secs

kph

First Light: 6:53am - Sunrise: 7:35am Sunset: 5:18pm - Last Light 6:00pm

low	12:37am	0.8m
high	6:47am	2.9m
low	1:17pm	0.6m
high	7:14pm	2.8m

Last Model Run: 9th Feb 2012 6:00pm
Last Update: 10th Feb 2012 3:35am
All times local time (GMT) unless otherwise stated.

View Regional Wave BuoysNearby Wave Buoy Data

K7 Buoy (64046)
Swell	2.3m	7secs
Wind	24kph
2:00pm Tue 24th January

North Sea (62114)
Swell	0m	0secs
Wind	45kph
2:00am Fri 10th February

North Sea (63112)
Swell	3.9m	7secs
Wind	42kph
2:00am Fri 10th 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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