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Bu Sands Surf Report and Forecast

Latest Conditions and Today's Tides

Swell

2ft @ 7secs
144°

Wind

16mph
225° -

Temperature

Sea 8°c    Air 7°c
 
 

Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight
First Light: 7:12am - Sunrise: 7:55am
Sunset: 4:55pm - Last Light 5:38pm
(Kirkwall - 8.9mi away) [Help]
low 4:29am 0.3m
high 11:00am 3m
low 4:55pm 0.2m
high 11:25pm 2.8m
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Bu Sands Long Range Surf ForecastTry New Forecast Layout

  Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
  6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm
20ft
15ft
10ft
5ft
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  5
secs
7
secs
7
secs
7
secs
NA 7
secs
6
secs
6
secs
NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 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
Fri
10/02  
12am
 
95% 1ft 2secs 152°
19 22
mph
SSE - Cross/onshore - 162° Clear 6c
  3am
 
95% 3ft 4secs 147°
27 30
mph
SSE - Cross/onshore - 164° Mostly Clear 6c
  6am
 
95% 4ft
5secs 150°
29 34
mph
S - Cross/onshore - 170° Clear 6c
  9am
Grey Star
95% 4.5ft
6secs 153°
28 32
mph
S - Cross/onshore - 171° Overcast 6c
  12pm
Grey Star
100% 4ft
7secs 161°
24 27
mph
S - Cross shore - 177° Overcast 6c
  3pm
Grey Star
100% 4ft
7secs 159°
22 24
mph
S - Cross shore - 181° Drizzle 6c
  6pm
Grey Star
100% 3.5ft
7secs 160°
19 22
mph
SSW - Cross/offshore - 200° Drizzle 6c
  9pm
 
100% 2ft
7secs 144°
16 22
mph
SW - Offshore - 225° Drizzle 7c
Sat
11/02  
12am
Grey Star
100% 3ft
7secs 163°
17 22
mph
WSW - Offshore - 238° Drizzle 7c
  3am
Grey Star
100% 2ft
7secs 143°
18 22
mph
WSW - Offshore - 258° Mostly Cloudy 7c
  6am
 
100% 2ft
7secs 142°
19 22
mph
W - Offshore - 267° Mostly Cloudy 7c
  9am
 
100% 1.5ft
7secs 140°
12 14
mph
WNW - Offshore - 287° Brief Showers 7c
  12pm
 
100% No Incoming Swell     
9 11
mph
NNW - Cross/offshore - 340° Brief Showers 8c
  3pm
 
100% 1.5ft
7secs 141°
10 12
mph
NNW - Cross/offshore - 343° Mostly Sunny 8c
  6pm
 
100% 1ft
7secs 143°
9 11
mph
NNW - Offshore - 329° Mostly Clear 8c
  9pm
 
100% 1ft
7secs 144°
10 12
mph
NW - Offshore - 312° Mostly Cloudy 7c
Sun
12/02  
12am
 
85% 1ft
6secs 146°
11 13
mph
WNW - Offshore - 300° Mostly Cloudy 8c
  3am
 
85% 0.5ft
6secs 148°
13 15
mph
WNW - Offshore - 299° Mostly Cloudy 7c
  6am
 
56% 0.5ft
6secs 150°
14 15
mph
WNW - Offshore - 302° Mostly Clear 7c
  9am
 
56% 0.5ft
6secs 151°
13 14
mph
WNW - Offshore - 293° Mostly Sunny 7c
  12pm
 
81% 0.5ft
6secs 153°
14 15
mph
W - Offshore - 273° Mostly Sunny 7c
  3pm
 
81% No Incoming Swell     
16 18
mph
W - Offshore - 277° Mostly Sunny 7c
  6pm
 
46% No Incoming Swell     
18 22
mph
W - Offshore - 268° Mostly Clear 7c
  9pm
 
46% No Incoming Swell     
22 26
mph
W - Offshore - 264° Rain 8c
Mon
13/02  
12am
 
70% No Incoming Swell     
27 31
mph
W - Offshore - 267° Rain 7c
  3am
 
70% No Incoming Swell     
29 35
mph
WNW - Offshore - 282° Brief Showers 8c
  6am
 
80% No Incoming Swell     
33 41
mph
WNW - Offshore - 302° Rain 8c
  9am
 
80% No Incoming Swell     
31 38
mph
NW - Offshore - 325° Overcast 8c
  12pm
 
65% No Incoming Swell     
27 33
mph
NNW - Offshore - 329° Mostly Cloudy 8c
  3pm
 
65% No Incoming Swell     
25 32
mph
NW - Offshore - 314° Mostly Sunny 8c
  6pm
 
55% No Incoming Swell     
25 32
mph
NNW - Offshore - 330° Mostly Clear 8c
  9pm
 
55% No Incoming Swell     
23 30
mph
NNW - Offshore - 329° Mostly Cloudy 8c
Tue
14/02  
12am
 
65% No Incoming Swell     
22 29
mph
NW - Offshore - 325° Mostly Cloudy 8c
  3am
 
65% No Incoming Swell     
20 27
mph
NNW - Offshore - 327° Mostly Cloudy 7c
  6am
 
30% No Incoming Swell     
20 27
mph
NW - Offshore - 315° Mostly Cloudy 7c
  9am
 
30% No Incoming Swell     
24 32
mph
WNW - Offshore - 300° Mostly Cloudy 7c
  12pm
 
45% No Incoming Swell     
27 36
mph
WNW - Offshore - 290° Mostly Cloudy 8c
  3pm
 
45% No Incoming Swell     
29 38
mph
WNW - Offshore - 286° Mostly Cloudy 8c
  6pm
 
43% No Incoming Swell     
29 40
mph
WNW - Offshore - 300° Overcast 8c
  9pm
 
43% No Incoming Swell     
29 41
mph
WNW - Offshore - 302° Mostly Cloudy 8c
Wed
15/02  
12am
 
38% No Incoming Swell     
30 38
mph
NW - Offshore - 315° Brief Showers 8c
  3am
 
38% No Incoming Swell     
29 40
mph
NW - Offshore - 306° Drizzle 8c
  6am
 
49% No Incoming Swell     
28 40
mph
NW - Offshore - 306° Brief Showers 8c
  9am
 
49% No Incoming Swell     
29 41
mph
WNW - Offshore - 302° Sunny 8c
  12pm
 
21% No Incoming Swell     
29 41
mph
WNW - Offshore - 292° Sunny 8c
  3pm
 
21% No Incoming Swell     
29 40
mph
WNW - Offshore - 291° Mostly Sunny 8c
  6pm
 
39% No Incoming Swell     
29 40
mph
WNW - Offshore - 286° Mostly Clear 8c
  9pm
 
39% No Incoming Swell     
28 40
mph
W - Offshore - 281° Clear 7c
Thu
16/02  
12am
 
36% No Incoming Swell     
28 38
mph
WNW - Offshore - 286° Mostly Clear 8c
  3am
 
36% No Incoming Swell     
28 38
mph
W - Offshore - 276° Overcast 8c
  6am
 
19% No Incoming Swell     
28 38
mph
W - Offshore - 269° Mostly Cloudy 7c
  9am
 
19% No Incoming Swell     
29 40
mph
W - Offshore - 264° Mostly Cloudy 8c
  12pm
 
17% No Incoming Swell     
33 43
mph
W - Offshore - 263° Mostly Sunny 8c
  3pm
 
17% No Incoming Swell     
34 45
mph
W - Offshore - 260° Mostly Sunny 8c
  6pm
 
23% No Incoming Swell     
34 43
mph
WSW - Offshore - 255° Mostly Clear 7c
  9pm
 
23% No Incoming Swell     
34 43
mph
WSW - Offshore - 248° Mostly Cloudy 8c
Long Range Regional Forecast (Caithness - East)
Fri
17/02  
12am
 
23% 0.5ft
13secs 9°
29
mph
W - Offshore - 262° Mostly Cloudy 8c
  3am
 
23% 0.5ft
13secs 9°
29
mph
W - Offshore - 262° Mostly Cloudy 8c
  6am
 
30% 1ft
13secs 5°
33
mph
WSW - Offshore - 249° Rain 8c
  9am
 
30% 1ft
13secs 5°
33
mph
WSW - Offshore - 249° Rain 8c
  12pm
 
22% 0.5ft
12secs 4°
35
mph
WSW - Offshore - 256° Mostly Sunny 6c
  3pm
 
22% 0.5ft
12secs 4°
35
mph
WSW - Offshore - 256° Mostly Sunny 6c
  6pm
 
23% No Incoming Swell     
33
mph
WNW - Offshore - 288° Brief Showers 5c
  9pm
 
23% No Incoming Swell     
33
mph
WNW - Offshore - 288° Brief Showers 5c
Sat
18/02  
12am
 
11% No Incoming Swell     
24
mph
WSW - Offshore - 248° Light Snow 4c
  3am
 
11% No Incoming Swell     
24
mph
WSW - Offshore - 248° Light Snow 4c
  6am
 
34% 2ft
12secs 353°
34
mph
WNW - Offshore - 292° Snow Sqalls 2c
  9am
 
34% 2ft
12secs 353°
34
mph
WNW - Offshore - 292° Snow Sqalls 2c
  12pm
 
48% No Incoming Swell     
30
mph
NW - Offshore - 311° Light Snow Showers 1c
  3pm
 
48% No Incoming Swell     
30
mph
NW - Offshore - 311° Light Snow Showers 1c
  6pm
Grey Star
49% 4ft
11secs 348°
28
mph
W - Offshore - 274° Light Snow Showers 1c
  9pm
Grey Star
49% 4ft
11secs 348°
28
mph
W - Offshore - 274° Light Snow Showers 1c
Sun
19/02  
12am
 
30% No Incoming Swell     
32
mph
NW - Offshore - 321° Light Snow Showers 3c
  3am
 
30% No Incoming Swell     
32
mph
NW - Offshore - 321° Light Snow Showers 3c
  6am
 
21% 4.5ft
11secs 342°
19
mph
S - Cross shore - 179° Light Snow Showers 3c
  9am
 
21% 4.5ft
11secs 342°
19
mph
S - Cross shore - 179° Light Snow Showers 3c
  12pm
Grey Star
45% 2ft
11secs 358°
22
mph
NW - Offshore - 309° Light Snow Showers 3c
  3pm
Grey Star
45% 2ft
11secs 358°
22
mph
NW - Offshore - 309° Light Snow Showers 3c
  6pm
 
21% No Incoming Swell     
20
mph
NW - Offshore - 310° Brief Showers 4c
  9pm
 
21% No Incoming Swell     
20
mph
NW - Offshore - 310° Brief Showers 4c
Mon
20/02  
12am
 
23% 3.5ft
11secs 347°
15
mph
NE - Onshore - 54° Snow Showers 1c
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Last Model Run: 10th Feb 2012 12:00pm
Last Update: 10th Feb 2012 10:16pm
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 
9:00pm Fri 10th February
North Sea
(63112)
Swell15.5ft 7secs
Wind30mph 
9:00pm 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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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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