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Bu Sands Surf Report and Forecast

Latest Conditions and Today's Tides

Swell

4.5ft @ 6secs
152°

Wind

29mph
172° -

Temperature

Sea 46°f    Air 41°f
 
 

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 1.1ft
high 11:00am 9.8ft
low 4:55pm 0.7ft
high 11:25pm 9.3ft
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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
7
secs
7
secs
NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 12
secs
11
secs
11
secs
 
Swell Height
Swell Period Wind
Swell Chart Period Chart Wind Chart
Chart Region:  
    Swell Rating   Prob Height Period Dir Wind (Gust) Weather
Fri
02/10  
12am
 
95% 1ft 2secs 152°
19 22
mph
SSE - Cross/onshore - 166° Mostly Cloudy 44f
  3am
 
95% 3ft 4secs 147°
28 32
mph
SSE - Cross/onshore - 164° Mostly Clear 43f
  6am
 
95% 4ft
5secs 148°
28 33
mph
SSE - Cross/onshore - 168° Mostly Clear 42f
  9am
Grey Star
95% 4.5ft
6secs 152°
29 33
mph
S - Cross/onshore - 172° Mostly Sunny 41f
  12pm
Grey Star
100% 4ft
7secs 156°
24 27
mph
S - Cross shore - 180° Brief Showers 41f
  3pm
Grey Star
100% 3.5ft
7secs 155°
21 24
mph
S - Cross shore - 185° Drizzle 42f
  6pm
Grey Star
100% 2ft
7secs 138°
21 28
mph
SSW - Cross/offshore - 203° Drizzle 45f
  9pm
 
100% 2ft
7secs 143°
20 26
mph
WSW - Offshore - 241° Drizzle 46f
Sat
02/11  
12am
 
100% 2ft
7secs 142°
15 20
mph
W - Offshore - 273° Drizzle 46f
  3am
 
100% 1.5ft
7secs 140°
18 23
mph
W - Offshore - 269° Mostly Clear 47f
  6am
 
81% 1.5ft
7secs 142°
17 19
mph
NW - Offshore - 322° Brief Showers 46f
  9am
 
81% 1ft
7secs 141°
15 17
mph
NNW - Offshore - 334° Mostly Sunny 45f
  12pm
 
95% 1ft
7secs 144°
14 17
mph
WNW - Offshore - 303° Mostly Sunny 46f
  3pm
 
95% 1ft
7secs 144°
17 19
mph
WNW - Offshore - 296° Mostly Sunny 46f
  6pm
 
86% 1ft
7secs 147°
17 19
mph
NW - Offshore - 304° Mostly Clear 46f
  9pm
 
86% 0.5ft
6secs 149°
17 19
mph
NW - Offshore - 305° Mostly Clear 46f
Sun
02/12  
12am
 
49% 0.5ft
6secs 152°
17 19
mph
NW - Offshore - 308° Brief Showers 46f
  3am
 
49% No Incoming Swell     
19 21
mph
NW - Offshore - 309° Mostly Clear 46f
  6am
 
36% No Incoming Swell     
17 19
mph
NW - Offshore - 309° Brief Showers 46f
  9am
 
36% No Incoming Swell     
15 16
mph
WNW - Offshore - 286° Mostly Sunny 45f
  12pm
 
24% No Incoming Swell     
19 21
mph
W - Offshore - 280° Mostly Sunny 46f
  3pm
 
24% No Incoming Swell     
23 26
mph
W - Offshore - 273° Overcast 46f
  6pm
 
39% No Incoming Swell     
26 31
mph
W - Offshore - 271° Rain 46f
  9pm
 
39% No Incoming Swell     
26 32
mph
W - Offshore - 264° Rain 46f
Mon
02/13  
12am
 
47% No Incoming Swell     
31 38
mph
W - Offshore - 271° Rain 46f
  3am
 
47% No Incoming Swell     
32 39
mph
WNW - Offshore - 295° Overcast 46f
  6am
 
25% No Incoming Swell     
37 43
mph
NW - Offshore - 315° Rain 46f
  9am
 
25% No Incoming Swell     
33 40
mph
NNW - Offshore - 327° Overcast 45f
  12pm
 
33% No Incoming Swell     
34 42
mph
NW - Offshore - 319° Mostly Cloudy 46f
  3pm
 
33% No Incoming Swell     
36 46
mph
NNW - Offshore - 328° Mostly Sunny 46f
  6pm
 
48% No Incoming Swell     
37 45
mph
NNW - Cross/offshore - 337° Mostly Clear 45f
  9pm
 
48% No Incoming Swell     
33 38
mph
NNW - Cross/offshore - 342° Clear 44f
Tue
02/14  
12am
 
40% No Incoming Swell     
30 35
mph
NNW - Cross/offshore - 344° Clear 43f
  3am
 
40% No Incoming Swell     
27 32
mph
NNW - Cross/offshore - 344° Mostly Clear 43f
  6am
 
18% No Incoming Swell     
25 30
mph
NNW - Cross/offshore - 343° Mostly Cloudy 44f
  9am
 
18% No Incoming Swell     
20 24
mph
NW - Offshore - 321° Mostly Cloudy 45f
  12pm
 
21% No Incoming Swell     
24 28
mph
NW - Offshore - 306° Mostly Cloudy 46f
  3pm
 
21% No Incoming Swell     
26 33
mph
WNW - Offshore - 299° Drizzle 46f
  6pm
 
52% No Incoming Swell     
24 30
mph
NW - Offshore - 310° Drizzle 47f
  9pm
 
52% No Incoming Swell     
24 31
mph
WNW - Offshore - 301° Mostly Clear 46f
Wed
02/15  
12am
 
42% No Incoming Swell     
26 33
mph
WNW - Offshore - 302° Mostly Clear 46f
  3am
 
42% No Incoming Swell     
27 35
mph
NW - Offshore - 305° Mostly Clear 46f
  6am
 
35% No Incoming Swell     
27 35
mph
WNW - Offshore - 296° Mostly Clear 46f
  9am
 
35% No Incoming Swell     
27 35
mph
WNW - Offshore - 296° Mostly Sunny 46f
  12pm
 
13% No Incoming Swell     
27 34
mph
WNW - Offshore - 288° Mostly Sunny 45f
  3pm
 
13% No Incoming Swell     
26 34
mph
WNW - Offshore - 288° Mostly Sunny 45f
  6pm
 
21% No Incoming Swell     
26 32
mph
WNW - Offshore - 284° Mostly Clear 45f
  9pm
 
21% 1ft
13secs 359°
25 31
mph
W - Offshore - 270° Mostly Clear 45f
Thu
02/16  
12am
 
7% 1.5ft
12secs 358°
26 34
mph
W - Offshore - 265° Mostly Clear 45f
  3am
 
7% 1.5ft
12secs 360°
25 34
mph
WSW - Offshore - 255° Mostly Clear 46f
  6am
 
33% 1.5ft
12secs 1°
27 38
mph
WSW - Offshore - 246° Mostly Clear 46f
  9am
 
33% 1ft
11secs 359°
28 40
mph
WSW - Offshore - 238° Mostly Sunny 46f
  12pm
 
14% 1ft
11secs 1°
29 43
mph
WSW - Offshore - 242° Brief Showers 47f
  3pm
 
14% 1ft
11secs 4°
27 34
mph
WSW - Offshore - 258° Drizzle 47f
  6pm
 
16% 0.5ft
11secs 1°
16 21
mph
WNW - Offshore - 285° Drizzle 46f
  9pm
 
16% 0.5ft
10secs 1°
20 26
mph
W - Offshore - 277° Drizzle 45f
Long Range Regional Forecast (Caithness - East)
Fri
02/17  
12am
 
5% No Incoming Swell     
49
mph
W - Offshore - 276° Drizzle 44f
  3am
 
5% No Incoming Swell     
49
mph
W - Offshore - 276° Drizzle 44f
  6am
 
5% No Incoming Swell     
44
mph
W - Offshore - 275° Brief Showers 43f
  9am
 
5% No Incoming Swell     
44
mph
W - Offshore - 275° Brief Showers 43f
  12pm
 
30% No Incoming Swell     
34
mph
WSW - Offshore - 251° Brief Showers 43f
  3pm
 
30% No Incoming Swell     
34
mph
WSW - Offshore - 251° Brief Showers 43f
  6pm
 
30% No Incoming Swell     
34
mph
WSW - Offshore - 250° Brief Showers 44f
  9pm
 
30% No Incoming Swell     
34
mph
WSW - Offshore - 250° Brief Showers 44f
Sat
02/18  
12am
 
6% No Incoming Swell     
22
mph
SW - Offshore - 231° Brief Showers 40f
  3am
 
6% No Incoming Swell     
22
mph
SW - Offshore - 231° Brief Showers 40f
  6am
 
40% No Incoming Swell     
30
mph
WSW - Offshore - 250° Brief Showers 40f
  9am
 
40% No Incoming Swell     
30
mph
WSW - Offshore - 250° Brief Showers 40f
  12pm
Grey Star
26% 3.5ft
10secs 348°
16
mph
NNE - Onshore - 25° Brief Showers 40f
  3pm
Grey Star
26% 3.5ft
10secs 348°
16
mph
NNE - Onshore - 25° Brief Showers 40f
  6pm
Grey Star
26% 2ft
12secs 1°
35
mph
WNW - Offshore - 290° Brief Showers 41f
  9pm
Grey Star
26% 2ft
12secs 1°
35
mph
WNW - Offshore - 290° Brief Showers 41f
Sun
02/19  
12am
 
46% No Incoming Swell     
24
mph
NNW - Offshore - 331° Brief Showers 40f
  3am
 
46% No Incoming Swell     
24
mph
NNW - Offshore - 331° Brief Showers 40f
  6am
 
36% 4ft
11secs 340°
20
mph
WSW - Offshore - 239° Brief Showers 40f
  9am
 
36% 4ft
11secs 340°
20
mph
WSW - Offshore - 239° Brief Showers 40f
  12pm
Star
18% 3.5ft
10secs 352°
5
mph
ESE - Onshore - 122° Brief Showers 40f
  3pm
Star
18% 3.5ft
10secs 352°
5
mph
ESE - Onshore - 122° Brief Showers 40f
  6pm
 
38% No Incoming Swell     
29
mph
WNW - Offshore - 290° Brief Showers 42f
  9pm
 
38% No Incoming Swell     
29
mph
WNW - Offshore - 290° Brief Showers 42f
Mon
02/20  
12am
 
44% 3ft
11secs 343°
19
mph
WNW - Offshore - 298° Light Snow Showers 36f
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Last Model Run: 10th Feb 2012 12:00am
Last Update: 10th Feb 2012 10:49am
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 
9:00am Fri 10th February
North Sea
(63112)
Swell14ft 7secs
Wind31mph 
8:00am 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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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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