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Bu Sands Surf Report and Forecast

Latest Conditions and Today's Tides

Swell

1.5ft @ 10secs
344°

Wind

13mph
157° -

Temperature

Sea 46°f    Air 41°f
 
 

Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight
First Light: 7:19am - Sunrise: 8:03am
Sunset: 4:48pm - Last Light 5:32pm
(Kirkwall - 8.9mi away) [Help]
low 2:35am 1.8ft
high 9:08am 9ft
low 3:06pm 1.5ft
high 9:29pm 8.7ft
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Bu Sands Long Range Surf ForecastTry New Forecast Layout

  Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
  6am Noon 6pm 6am Noon 6pm 6am Noon 6pm 6am Noon 6pm 6am Noon 6pm 6am Noon 6pm 6am Noon 6pm
20ft
15ft
10ft
5ft
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  10
secs
10
secs
5
secs
6
secs
7
secs
7
secs
6
secs
6
secs
5
secs
5
secs
6
secs
7
secs
7
secs
7
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7
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7
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6
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6
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NA NA NA
 
Swell Height
Swell Period Wind
Swell Chart Period Chart Wind Chart
Chart Region:  
    Swell Rating   Prob Height Period Dir Wind (Gust) Weather
Tue
02/7  
6am
 
100% 1.5ft
10secs 342°
17 18
mph
SSE - Cross/onshore - 160° Mostly Clear 41f
  Noon
 
95% 1ft
10secs 341°
25 29
mph
SSE - Cross/onshore - 158° Mostly Sunny 43f
  6pm
 
100% 3.5ft
5secs 159°
28 34
mph
SSE - Cross/onshore - 168° Mostly Cloudy 42f
Wed
02/8  
6am
Grey Star
100% 5ft
6secs 165°
34 39
mph
S - Cross shore - 177° Mostly Clear 39f
  Noon
Grey Star
100% 4.5ft
7secs 168°
29 33
mph
S - Cross shore - 184° Mostly Cloudy 38f
  6pm
 
90% 3ft
7secs 173°
15 16
mph
SSW - Cross/offshore - 202° Drizzle 39f
Thu
02/9  
6am
 
100% 1ft
6secs 151°
14 17
mph
WSW - Offshore - 247° Overcast 44f
  Noon
 
95% 1ft
6secs 144°
11 13
mph
SW - Offshore - 234° Mostly Cloudy 44f
  6pm
 
59% 0.5ft
5secs 138°
9 9
mph
SSE - Cross/onshore - 163° Mostly Cloudy 44f
Fri
02/10  
6am
 
36% 3.5ft
5secs 149°
23 28
mph
S - Cross/onshore - 174° Overcast 41f
  Noon
Star
41% 4ft
6secs 159°
17 19
mph
SSW - Offshore - 210° Drizzle 40f
  6pm
Grey Star
26% 4ft
7secs 168°
23 32
mph
SW - Offshore - 228° Drizzle 46f
Sat
02/11  
6am
 
18% 1.5ft
7secs 150°
12 15
mph
NW - Offshore - 320° Drizzle 46f
  Noon
 
17% 1ft
7secs 150°
12 13
mph
NNW - Cross/offshore - 345° Brief Showers 46f
  6pm
 
6% 1ft
7secs 154°
13 15
mph
NNW - Cross/offshore - 336° Mostly Clear 44f
Sun
02/12  
6am
 
28% 2ft
7secs 342°
11 12
mph
NNW - Offshore - 328° Mostly Cloudy 44f
  Noon
 
36% 1.5ft
6secs 348°
8 9
mph
NW - Offshore - 305° Overcast 44f
  6pm
 
23% 1ft
6secs 352°
9 9
mph
W - Offshore - 270° Overcast 44f
Mon
02/13  
6am
 
16% No Incoming Swell     
10 10
mph
SW - Offshore - 231° Overcast 43f
  Noon
 
17% No Incoming Swell     
11 11
mph
SW - Offshore - 230° Mostly Cloudy 43f
  6pm
 
19% No Incoming Swell     
13 15
mph
SW - Offshore - 229° Mostly Cloudy 43f
Long Range Regional Forecast (Caithness - East)
Tue
02/14  
6am
 
5% No Incoming Swell     
52
mph
NW - Offshore - 314° Drizzle 46f
  Noon
 
23% 6.5ft
5secs 191°
31
mph
SSW - Cross/offshore - 205° Drizzle 47f
  6pm
 
11% 2.5ft
5secs 185°
18
mph
W - Offshore - 260° Overcast 45f
Wed
02/15  
6am
Star
18% 3ft
7secs 167°
8
mph
WNW - Offshore - 292° Drizzle 47f
  Noon
 
18% 3ft
10secs 345°
34
mph
SSW - Cross/offshore - 205° Mostly Cloudy 47f
  6pm
Grey Star
6% 1.5ft
8secs 109°
20
mph
S - Cross/offshore - 190° Mostly Cloudy 47f
Thu
02/16  
6am
 
19% No Incoming Swell     
22
mph
W - Offshore - 279° Mostly Cloudy 46f
  Noon
 
14% No Incoming Swell     
34
mph
W - Offshore - 267° Brief Showers 50f
  6pm
 
5% No Incoming Swell     
54
mph
WNW - Offshore - 292° Brief Showers 50f
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Last Model Run: 6th Feb 2012 6:00pm
Last Update: 7th Feb 2012 5:04am
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
Wind6mph 
4:00am Tue 7th February
North Sea
(63112)
Swell8ft 8secs
Wind8mph 
4:00am Tue 7th 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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Good for most East facing breaks in the Orkneys

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A detailed long range Bu Sands Surf forecast, surf report and (where available) surf webcams. This surf forecast will be useful for both Bu Sands and nearby surf spots in the Caithness - East 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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