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Bu Sands Surf Report and Forecast

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Latest Conditions Summary
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Swell

3.5ft @ 13secs
280°

Wind

7mph
79° -

Temperature

Sea 52°f    Air 51°f
 

Seasonal Conditions and Historic Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Todays Tides
Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight
First Light: 7:02am - Sunrise: 7:45am
Sunset: 4:05pm - Last Light 4:48pm
(Kirkwall - 8.9mi away) [Help]
high 12:42am 7.3ft
low 6:30am 2.4ft
high 1:09pm 7.6ft
low 7:32pm 2.3ft
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Long Range Surf Forecast

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This forecast has changed and should be more accurate. Click here to find out more about this new forecast data or click an hour in the forecast for a detailed breakdown. If you think you see a problem with this new data for your spot please do contact us and we can look into it. You can select 'lowres' above to see the old forecast data.

    Swell Rating Height Period Swell Dir Wind Weather
Sun
11/8  
12am
 
4ft 14secs 283° 7mph NW - Offshore - 313° Brief Showers 50f
  3am
 
4ft 14secs 283° 7mph S - Cross/onshore - 172° Mostly Clear 49f
  6am
Grey Star
4ft 14secs 280° 10mph SE - Onshore - 143° Mostly Clear 49f
  9am
 
4ft 14secs 280° 9mph SE - Onshore - 130° Sunny 49f
  12pm
 
3.5ft 13secs 280° 7mph E - Onshore - 79° Sunny 51f
  3pm
 
3.5ft 13secs 280° 7mph ENE - Onshore - 74° Sunny 51f
  6pm
 
3ft 13secs 280° 4mph NE - Onshore - 36° Clear 51f
  9pm
 
2.5ft 13secs 277° 6mph ESE - Onshore - 105° Mostly Clear 51f
Mon
11/9  
12am
 
2.5ft 12secs 277° 6mph SSE - Cross/onshore - 166° Clear 51f
  3am
 
2.5ft 12secs 278° 11mph SSE - Cross/onshore - 168° Mostly Clear 50f
  6am
 
2.5ft 12secs 278° 19mph SSE - Cross/onshore - 162° Mostly Clear 51f
  9am
 
3ft 12secs 279° 26mph SSE - Cross/onshore - 158° Overcast 51f
  12pm
 
4.5ft 4secs 165° 30mph SSE - Cross/onshore - 160° Overcast 51f
  3pm
 
4.5ft 4secs 166° 28mph SSE - Cross/onshore - 168° Overcast 52f
  6pm
 
5ft 5secs 162° 31mph S - Cross/onshore - 170° Overcast 51f
  9pm
 
5.5ft 5secs 158° 31mph S - Cross/onshore - 171° Overcast 50f
Tue
11/10  
12am
 
5.5ft 5secs 166° 32mph S - Cross shore - 176° Drizzle 48f
  3am
 
5ft 5secs 178° 22mph SSW - Cross/offshore - 194° Rain 48f
  6am
 
4ft 5secs 186° 14mph SW - Offshore - 219° Drizzle 50f
  9am
 
3ft 10secs 276° 13mph WSW - Offshore - 251° Mostly Sunny 51f
  12pm
 
3.5ft 15secs 286° 14mph W - Offshore - 264° Mostly Sunny 51f
  3pm
 
4.5ft 14secs 286° 14mph W - Offshore - 271° Mostly Sunny 51f
  6pm
 
4.5ft 14secs 286° 12mph W - Offshore - 270° Mostly Clear 51f
  9pm
 
4.5ft 13secs 283° 12mph W - Offshore - 271° Brief Showers 50f
Wed
11/11  
12am
 
4.5ft 13secs 283° 10mph W - Offshore - 275° Mostly Clear 50f
  3am
 
4.5ft 13secs 283° 7mph W - Offshore - 278° Mostly Clear 50f
  6am
 
4.5ft 13secs 283° 1mph WNW - Offshore - 285° Mostly Clear 50f
  9am
 
4.5ft 13secs 284° 6mph ESE - Onshore - 109° Mostly Sunny 50f
  12pm
 
4ft 13secs 281° 10mph ESE - Onshore - 113° Mostly Sunny 50f
  3pm
 
4ft 12secs 281° 13mph SE - Onshore - 137° Brief Showers 50f
  6pm
 
3.5ft 12secs 282° 21mph SE - Onshore - 136° Brief Showers 51f
  9pm
 
4ft 12secs 281° 24mph SE - Onshore - 130° Overcast 50f
Thu
11/12  
12am
 
5ft 5secs 134° 23mph SE - Onshore - 140° Overcast 50f
  3am
 
5.5ft 5secs 132° 26mph SE - Onshore - 139° Overcast 51f
  6am
 
5.5ft 6secs 136° 30mph SE - Onshore - 140° Overcast 51f
  9am
 
4.5ft 6secs 136° 37mph SE - Onshore - 140° Drizzle 50f
  12pm
 
4ft 6secs 141° 27mph S - Cross/onshore - 173° Drizzle 50f
  3pm
Grey Star
4.5ft 7secs 134° 23mph S - Cross/onshore - 171° Mostly Sunny 51f
  6pm
 
6ft 5secs 153° 28mph SSE - Cross/onshore - 159° Mostly Clear 52f
  9pm
Grey Star Grey Star
5.5ft 7secs 143° 26mph SSE - Cross/onshore - 156° Rain 52f
Fri
11/13  
12am
Grey Star
4.5ft 8secs 133° 25mph SSE - Onshore - 150° Drizzle 52f
  3am
Grey Star
3.5ft 8secs 133° 35mph SE - Onshore - 139° Rain 53f
  6am
Grey Star
3.5ft 8secs 136° 37mph SE - Onshore - 144° Drizzle 54f
  9am
 
4.5ft 5secs 122° 47mph SE - Onshore - 142° Drizzle 54f
  12pm
Grey Star Grey Star
5.5ft 7secs 133° 47mph SE - Onshore - 138° Drizzle 53f
  3pm
Grey Star Grey Star
6.5ft 7secs 143° 45mph SE - Onshore - 137° Drizzle 52f
  6pm
 
9ft 6secs 161° 44mph SE - Onshore - 138° Rain 51f
  9pm
 
8ft 6secs 197° 37mph SE - Onshore - 137° Rain 51f
Sat
11/14  
12am
Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star
5.5ft 10secs 125° 37mph SE - Onshore - 130° Rain 51f
  3am
Grey Star Grey Star
4.5ft 10secs 136° 38mph ESE - Onshore - 123° Drizzle 51f
  6am
Grey Star Grey Star
3.5ft 9secs 137° 38mph ESE - Onshore - 117° Drizzle 50f
  9am
Grey Star Grey Star
4ft 9secs 137° 38mph ESE - Onshore - 113° Drizzle 49f
  12pm
Grey Star Grey Star
6ft 8secs 136° 38mph ESE - Onshore - 112° Drizzle 48f
  3pm
Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star
4.5ft 11secs 118° 39mph ESE - Onshore - 110° Drizzle 49f
  6pm
Grey Star Grey Star
4.5ft 10secs 125° 41mph ESE - Onshore - 104° Drizzle 48f
  9pm
Grey Star Grey Star
4ft 10secs 125° 41mph ESE - Onshore - 105° Drizzle 47f

Last Model Run: 8th Nov 2009 6:00am
Last Update: 8th Nov 2009 1:06pm
All times local time () unless otherwise stated.
Nearby Wave Buoy Data
K7 Buoy
(64046)
Swell11ft 9secs
Wind3mph 
12:00pm Sun 8th November
North Sea
(62164)
Swell3.5ft 5secs
Wind5mph 
12:00pm Sun 8th November
Station 62147 - North Sea
(62147)
Swell1.5ft 4secs
Wind2mph 
6:00pm Sat 7th November
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.

About this Surf Forecast

Good for most East facing breaks in the Orkneys

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