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Bu Sands Surf Report and Forecast

Latest Conditions and Today's Tides

Swell

1ft @ 5secs
108°

Wind

3mph
60° -

Temperature

Sea 50°f    Air 49°f
 
 

Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight
First Light: 3:08am - Sunrise: 4:17am
Sunset: 9:59pm - Last Light 11:08pm
(Kirkwall - 8.9mi away) [Help]
high 12:47am 7.7ft
low 6:48am 1.7ft
high 1:08pm 7ft
low 6:46pm 1.8ft
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  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
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15ft
10ft
5ft
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  6
secs
6
secs
6
secs
6
secs
6
secs
6
secs
5
secs
2
secs
2
secs
2
secs
3
secs
3
secs
4
secs
10
secs
8
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9
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8
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10
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11
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Swell Height
Swell Period Wind
Swell Chart Period Chart Wind Chart
Chart Region:  
    Swell Rating   Prob Height Period Dir Wind (Gust) Weather
Fri
05/25  
12am
 
85% 1ft
5secs 108°
3 4
mph
ENE - Onshore - 60° Mostly Clear 49f
  3am
 
Warning 85% 1ft
6secs 111°
3 4
mph
ENE - Onshore - 69° Mostly Clear 49f
  6am
 
Warning 90% 1ft
6secs 115°
3 4
mph
ENE - Onshore - 73° Mostly Sunny 48f
  9am
 
Warning 90% 1ft
6secs 117°
5 6
mph
ENE - Onshore - 78° Mostly Sunny 48f
  12pm
 
Warning 100% 1ft
6secs 119°
6 8
mph
ESE - Onshore - 114° Mostly Sunny 48f
  3pm
 
Warning 100% 1ft
6secs 120°
8 10
mph
ESE - Onshore - 118° Sunny 47f
  6pm
 
Warning 95% 1ft
6secs 120°
10 13
mph
ESE - Onshore - 114° Sunny 48f
  9pm
 
Warning 95% 1.5ft
6secs 120°
11 15
mph
ESE - Onshore - 113° Clear 48f
Sat
05/26  
12am
 
Warning 64% 1.5ft
6secs 122°
13 17
mph
ESE - Onshore - 119° Clear 49f
  3am
 
Warning 64% 1.5ft 3secs 127°
12 14
mph
SE - Onshore - 135° Clear 51f
  6am
 
Warning 57% 1.5ft
6secs 133°
11 13
mph
SSE - Onshore - 148° Sunny 53f
  9am
 
Warning 57% 1.5ft
6secs 135°
9 11
mph
SSE - Onshore - 148° Sunny 54f
  12pm
 
Warning 67% 1.5ft
6secs 135°
10 12
mph
SE - Onshore - 134° Sunny 54f
  3pm
 
Warning 67% 1.5ft
6secs 134°
11 13
mph
SE - Onshore - 134° Sunny 54f
  6pm
 
Warning 71% 1ft
6secs 134°
10 12
mph
SE - Onshore - 133° Sunny 53f
  9pm
 
Warning 71% 1ft
5secs 134°
10 12
mph
SE - Onshore - 132° Clear 51f
Sun
05/27  
12am
 
Warning 63% 1ft
5secs 136°
9 11
mph
SE - Onshore - 144° Clear 50f
  3am
 
Warning 63% 1ft 3secs 139°
9 10
mph
SE - Onshore - 145° Clear 50f
  6am
 
Warning 39% 1ft
5secs 141°
9 11
mph
SSE - Onshore - 149° Sunny 50f
  9am
 
Warning 39% 1ft 2secs 145°
9 11
mph
SSE - Onshore - 149° Sunny 50f
  12pm
 
40% 1ft 2secs 144°
9 11
mph
SE - Onshore - 146° Sunny 51f
  3pm
 
40% 1ft 2secs 142°
9 11
mph
SE - Onshore - 141° Sunny 51f
  6pm
 
9% 0.5ft 2secs 139°
7 9
mph
SE - Onshore - 131° Sunny 52f
  9pm
 
9% 0.5ft 2secs 134°
6 7
mph
ESE - Onshore - 112° Sunny 52f
Mon
05/28  
12am
 
21% 0.5ft 3secs 133°
5 6
mph
E - Onshore - 89° Clear 52f
  3am
 
21% 0.5ft 1secs 94°
7 9
mph
E - Onshore - 84° Clear 52f
  6am
 
19% 0.5ft 2secs 101°
8 9
mph
ENE - Onshore - 74° Sunny 53f
  9am
 
19% 1ft 2secs 77°
11 12
mph
ENE - Onshore - 70° Sunny 53f
  12pm
 
18% 1ft 3secs 73°
12 13
mph
ENE - Onshore - 75° Sunny 52f
  3pm
 
18% 1.5ft 3secs 72°
12 14
mph
E - Onshore - 82° Sunny 51f
  6pm
 
20% 1.5ft 3secs 79°
14 15
mph
E - Onshore - 81° Sunny 49f
  9pm
 
Warning 20% 1.5ft 3secs 82°
14 16
mph
E - Onshore - 89° Mostly Sunny 48f
Tue
05/29  
12am
 
Warning 15% 1.5ft 3secs 84°
13 15
mph
E - Onshore - 88° Mostly Clear 47f
  3am
 
15% 1ft 3secs 102°
9 11
mph
E - Onshore - 97° Mostly Clear 47f
  6am
 
25% 1ft 4secs 85°
9 10
mph
E - Onshore - 80° Mostly Sunny 47f
  9am
 
25% 0.5ft
9secs 342°
8 8
mph
E - Onshore - 81° Sunny 48f
  12pm
 
16% 0.5ft
10secs 343°
4 4
mph
E - Onshore - 87° Sunny 48f
  3pm
 
16% 1ft
7secs 348°
9 9
mph
ENE - Onshore - 59° Mostly Sunny 49f
  6pm
 
36% 1ft
8secs 347°
10 11
mph
E - Onshore - 81° Mostly Sunny 48f
  9pm
 
36% 1ft
9secs 350°
9 11
mph
E - Onshore - 92° Mostly Sunny 49f
Wed
05/30  
12am
 
Warning 34% 1ft
9secs 350°
12 14
mph
E - Onshore - 92° Mostly Cloudy 49f
  3am
 
Warning 34% 1ft
9secs 353°
15 15
mph
E - Onshore - 90° Overcast 48f
  6am
 
23% 1ft
9secs 353°
18 19
mph
E - Onshore - 88° Drizzle 47f
  9am
 
23% 1ft
8secs 353°
20 21
mph
E - Onshore - 86° Drizzle 47f
  12pm
 
Warning 28% 1ft
8secs 352°
21 22
mph
E - Onshore - 83° Drizzle 47f
  3pm
 
28% 1.5ft
8secs 354°
19 21
mph
ENE - Onshore - 75° Drizzle 46f
  6pm
 
39% 1.5ft
10secs 353°
18 19
mph
ENE - Onshore - 61° Drizzle 46f
  9pm
 
39% 1.5ft
11secs 356°
17 18
mph
NE - Onshore - 45° Overcast 46f
Thu
05/31  
12am
Grey Star Grey Star
23% 3ft
11secs 25°
16 17
mph
NNE - Onshore - 27° Mostly Cloudy 46f
  3am
Grey Star
23% 3ft
11secs 16°
17 18
mph
NNE - Cross/onshore - 16° Overcast 46f
  6am
Grey Star
52% 3.5ft
11secs 10°
18 19
mph
N - Cross/onshore - 10° Overcast 46f
  9am
 
52% 3.5ft
5secs 9°
19 20
mph
N - Cross/onshore - 11° Overcast 46f
  12pm
 
62% 3.5ft
5secs 6°
18 19
mph
N - Cross shore - 4° Mostly Cloudy 46f
  3pm
 
62% 3.5ft
5secs 6°
18 19
mph
N - Cross shore - 4° Mostly Sunny 46f
  6pm
Grey Star
25% 3ft
10secs 6°
16 17
mph
N - Cross shore - 3° Sunny 46f
  9pm
Grey Star
25% 3ft
10secs 9°
15 16
mph
N - Cross/onshore - 10° Mostly Sunny 46f
Long Range Regional Forecast (Caithness - East)
Fri
06/1  
12am
Grey Star
Warning 45% 3ft
10secs 3°
17
mph
SE - Onshore - 124° Mostly Clear 46f
  3am
Grey Star
Warning 45% 3ft
10secs 3°
17
mph
SE - Onshore - 124° Mostly Clear 46f
  6am
Grey Star
Warning 20% 2.5ft
10secs 3°
22
mph
SE - Onshore - 126° Mostly Cloudy 46f
  9am
Grey Star
Warning 20% 2.5ft
10secs 3°
22
mph
SE - Onshore - 126° Mostly Cloudy 46f
  12pm
Star
36% 2.5ft
10secs 4°
6
mph
SSE - Onshore - 149° Mostly Sunny 47f
  3pm
Star
36% 2.5ft
10secs 4°
6
mph
SSE - Onshore - 149° Mostly Sunny 47f
  6pm
Grey Star
Warning 38% 2ft
10secs 4°
17
mph
SE - Onshore - 128° Mostly Sunny 51f
  9pm
Grey Star
Warning 38% 2ft
10secs 4°
17
mph
SE - Onshore - 128° Mostly Sunny 51f
Sat
06/2  
12am
 
18% 2ft
9secs 2°
13
mph
WSW - Offshore - 237° Mostly Clear 48f
  3am
 
18% 2ft
9secs 2°
13
mph
WSW - Offshore - 237° Mostly Clear 48f
  6am
 
Warning 47% 2ft
9secs 6°
10
mph
SSE - Cross/onshore - 156° Mostly Sunny 48f
  9am
 
Warning 47% 2ft
9secs 6°
10
mph
SSE - Cross/onshore - 156° Mostly Sunny 48f
  12pm
 
Warning 28% 1.5ft
9secs 4°
9
mph
WNW - Offshore - 283° Mostly Sunny 60f
  3pm
 
Warning 28% 1.5ft
9secs 4°
9
mph
WNW - Offshore - 283° Mostly Sunny 60f
  6pm
Grey Star
Warning 23% 2.5ft
9secs 3°
17
mph
SE - Onshore - 131° Mostly Sunny 60f
  9pm
Grey Star
Warning 23% 2.5ft
9secs 3°
17
mph
SE - Onshore - 131° Mostly Sunny 60f
Sun
06/3  
12am
 
Warning 15% 2ft
9secs 4°
17
mph
SE - Onshore - 137° Clear 59f
  3am
 
Warning 15% 2ft
9secs 4°
17
mph
SE - Onshore - 137° Clear 59f
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Last Model Run: 24th May 2012 1:00pm
Last Update: 25th May 2012 1:46am
All times local time (BST) 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
Wind17mph 
12:00am Fri 25th May
North Sea
(63112)
Swell2.5ft 6secs
Wind8mph 
12:00am Fri 25th May
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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