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Latest Conditions Summary
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Swell

4.5ft @ 5secs
172°

Wind

28mph
224° -

Temperature

Sea 51°f    Air 54°f
 

Seasonal Conditions and Historic Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Todays Tides
Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight
First Light: 7:35am - Sunrise: 8:22am
Sunset: 3:34pm - Last Light 4:21pm
(Kirkwall - 8.9mi away) [Help]
high 2:10am 6ft
low 8:02am 3.6ft
high 2:23pm 6.6ft
low 9:08pm 3.1ft
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Long Range Surf Forecast

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    Swell Rating Height Period Swell Dir Wind Weather
Tue
11/24  
12am
 
3.5ft 12secs 282° 16mph NW - Offshore - 310° Brief Showers 50f
  3am
 
3ft 12secs 286° 13mph WNW - Offshore - 286° Clear 50f
  6am
 
3ft 12secs 291° 16mph WSW - Offshore - 251° Mostly Clear 49f
  9am
 
3ft 11secs 293° 15mph SW - Offshore - 221° Rain 49f
  12pm
 
3ft 11secs 299° 20mph SSE - Cross/onshore - 161° Overcast 48f
  3pm
 
5.5ft 4secs 142° 37mph SE - Onshore - 139° Rain 46f
  6pm
 
4.5ft 5secs 172° 28mph SW - Offshore - 224° Rain 54f
  9pm
 
4.5ft 4secs 207° 32mph SW - Offshore - 222° Rain 50f
Wed
11/25  
12am
 
5ft 5secs 215° 30mph SW - Offshore - 223° Rain 48f
  3am
 
5ft 5secs 219° 31mph SW - Offshore - 215° Rain 48f
  6am
 
5.5ft 5secs 212° 34mph SSW - Cross/offshore - 204° Rain 46f
  9am
 
5.5ft 5secs 195° 35mph S - Cross/offshore - 187° Overcast 46f
  12pm
 
6ft 5secs 176° 36mph S - Cross/onshore - 170° Overcast 46f
  3pm
 
5ft 5secs 185° 24mph S - Cross/offshore - 190° Overcast 47f
  6pm
 
3ft 13secs 271° 41mph W - Offshore - 263° Rain 49f
  9pm
 
2.5ft 13secs 270° 41mph WSW - Offshore - 249° Brief Showers 49f
Thu
11/26  
12am
 
2.5ft 11secs 270° 42mph WSW - Offshore - 239° Brief Showers 49f
  3am
 
3.5ft 5secs 267° 46mph SW - Offshore - 232° Rain 48f
  6am
 
6.5ft 5secs 262° 43mph SW - Offshore - 232° Rain 48f
  9am
 
6.5ft 7secs 260° 40mph SW - Offshore - 231° Rain 48f
  12pm
 
6ft 9secs 263° 39mph SW - Offshore - 231° Rain 48f
  3pm
 
5ft 8secs 265° 35mph SW - Offshore - 231° Rain 48f
  6pm
 
4ft 10secs 277° 30mph WSW - Offshore - 238° Rain 48f
  9pm
 
3.5ft 10secs 291° 20mph W - Offshore - 273° Rain 49f
Fri
11/27  
12am
 
3ft 10secs 309° 20mph NW - Offshore - 316° Rain 48f
  3am
 
3ft 10secs 322° 20mph NW - Offshore - 308° Rain 48f
  6am
 
2.5ft 13secs 326° 19mph NW - Offshore - 319° Brief Showers 47f
  9am
 
3ft 13secs 327° 23mph NW - Offshore - 325° Rain 47f
  12pm
 
3ft 13secs 331° 25mph NW - Offshore - 314° Rain 46f
  3pm
 
3ft 11secs 337° 27mph WNW - Offshore - 297° Mostly Cloudy 45f
  6pm
 
3.5ft 11secs 340° 28mph NW - Offshore - 308° Brief Showers 45f
  9pm
 
4ft 11secs 342° 27mph NNW - Offshore - 328° Rain 46f
Sat
11/28  
12am
 
4ft 11secs 343° 21mph NNW - Cross/offshore - 336° Rain 45f
  3am
 
4.5ft 11secs 343° 17mph N - Cross shore - 357° Rain 45f
  6am
Grey Star Grey Star
5ft 11secs 343° 18mph NNE - Onshore - 26° Rain 44f
  9am
 
5ft 5secs 18° 20mph NE - Onshore - 46° Rain 44f
  12pm
 
5ft 5secs 22° 22mph NE - Onshore - 54° Drizzle 43f
  3pm
 
5ft 6secs 25° 22mph NE - Onshore - 54° Overcast 43f
  6pm
 
5ft 6secs 28° 23mph NE - Onshore - 53° Overcast 43f
  9pm
 
5.5ft 6secs 26° 27mph NE - Onshore - 48° Drizzle 43f
Sun
11/29  
12am
 
5.5ft 6secs 26° 28mph NE - Onshore - 46° Drizzle 42f
  3am
 
5.5ft 6secs 29° 31mph NE - Onshore - 44° Drizzle 42f
  6am
Grey Star Grey Star
5.5ft 7secs 28° 35mph NE - Onshore - 35° Drizzle 42f
  9am
Grey Star Grey Star
5.5ft 7secs 29° 35mph NNE - Onshore - 31° Overcast 42f
  12pm
Grey Star Grey Star
5.5ft 7secs 28° 37mph NNE - Onshore - 28° Drizzle 42f
  3pm
Grey Star
5.5ft 7secs 26° 37mph NNE - Onshore - 25° Drizzle 42f
  6pm
 
5ft 5secs 38° 38mph NNE - Cross/onshore - 20° Rain 42f
  9pm
 
5ft 5secs 37° 39mph NNE - Cross/onshore - 17° Drizzle 42f
Mon
11/30  
12am
 
5ft 5secs 39° 38mph N - Cross/onshore - 11° Drizzle 42f
  3am
 
5ft 5secs 52° 37mph N - Cross shore - 4° Drizzle 42f
  6am
 
5.5ft 6secs 59° 32mph N - Cross shore - 4° Drizzle 42f
  9am
Grey Star Grey Star
6ft 7secs 61° 21mph N - Cross shore - 356° Overcast 43f
  12pm
Star Star
5.5ft 7secs 58° 16mph NW - Offshore - 323° Overcast 42f
  3pm
Star Star
5ft 7secs 58° 17mph W - Offshore - 274° Brief Showers 41f
  6pm
 
5ft 5secs 35° 27mph WNW - Offshore - 293° Light Snow Showers 40f
  9pm
 
5ft 5secs 35° 33mph WNW - Offshore - 297° Light Snow 40f

Last Model Run: 24th Nov 2009 12:00pm
Last Update: 24th Nov 2009 8:58pm
All times local time (GMT) unless otherwise stated.
Nearby Wave Buoy Data
K7 Buoy
(64046)
Swell13.5ft 6secs
Wind21mph 
7:00pm Tue 24th November
North Sea
(62164)
Swell7ft 5secs
Wind23mph 
7:00pm Tue 24th November
Station 62147 - North Sea
(62147)
Swell8ft 6secs
Wind28mph 
6:00am Tue 24th 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.

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