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Bu Sands Surf Report and Forecast

Latest Conditions and Today's Tides

Swell

2ft @ 6secs
117°

Wind

5mph
269° -

Temperature

Sea 49°f    Air 55°f
 
 

Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight
First Light: 3:10am - Sunrise: 4:18am
Sunset: 9:58pm - Last Light 11:05pm
(Kirkwall - 8.9mi away) [Help]
high 12:12am 7.8ft
low 6:13am 1.7ft
high 12:29pm 7.1ft
low 6:08pm 1.7ft
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  Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
  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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NA NA 9
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Swell Height
Swell Period Wind
Swell Chart Period Chart Wind Chart
Chart Region:  
Thu 05/24
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 2.5ft 5secs 104.38° 0.9ft 11secs 270.39° 0.5ft 9secs 6.27° 2.3ft 5secs 124.51°
3am 2.3ft 6secs 107° 2.1ft 6secs 117.26° 0.9ft 11secs 269.69°      
6am 2.1ft 6secs 109.27° 1.9ft 6secs 112.8° 0.9ft 11secs 270.24°      
9am 2ft 6secs 109.45° 1.6ft 6secs 111.44° 0.8ft 11secs 269.29° 0.5ft 2secs 331.66°
12pm 1.8ft 6secs 107.14° 1.5ft 6secs 109.49° 0.8ft 11secs 269.39° 0.7ft 3secs 306.47°
3pm 1.7ft 11secs 271.36° 1.3ft 6secs 109.12° 0.8ft 11secs 268.03°      
6pm 1.6ft 10secs 271.39° 1.1ft 6secs 107.98° 0.8ft 10secs 268.31° 0.4ft 2secs 11.96°
9pm 1.4ft 10secs 270.93° 1.1ft 6secs 102.17° 0.9ft 10secs 274.86°      
Fri 05/25
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 1.3ft 10secs 274.24° 1ft 5secs 101.74° 0.9ft 10secs 274.87°      
3am 1.3ft 10secs 274.16° 1ft 5secs 101.72° 0.8ft 10secs 273.27°      
6am 1.3ft 5secs 114.59° 0.9ft 5secs 112.82° 0.7ft 9secs 272.01° 0.5ft 2secs 45.67°
9am 1.5ft 6secs 129.77° 1ft 6secs 117.22° 0.7ft 9secs 272.27° 0.8ft 2secs 61.34°
12pm 1.6ft 6secs 131.36° 1ft 6secs 120.73° 0.7ft 9secs 273.56° 1ft 3secs 74.05°
3pm 1.6ft 6secs 132.95° 0.9ft 6secs 122.59° 0.5ft 6secs 277° 1.2ft 3secs 81.43°
6pm 1.6ft 6secs 134.16° 0.6ft 6secs 275.69° 0.2ft 8secs 11.91° 1.5ft 6secs 100.66°
9pm 1.6ft 6secs 135.56° 0.6ft 6secs 277.94° 0.2ft 8secs 13.84° 1.5ft 6secs 101.22°
Sat 05/26
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 1.7ft 6secs 137.58° 0.5ft 6secs 279.3° 0.2ft 8secs 12.55° 1.6ft 3secs 103.22°
3am 1.6ft 3secs 91.69° 0.5ft 6secs 280.3°       1.5ft 3secs 104.76°
6am 1.6ft 3secs 93.34° 0.5ft 6secs 280.92°       1.5ft 3secs 105.65°
9am 1.8ft 3secs 97.64° 0.4ft 6secs 281.73°       1.8ft 3secs 107.94°
12pm 1.7ft 3secs 99.21° 0.4ft 6secs 283.74°       1.7ft 3secs 108.69°
3pm 1.6ft 3secs 90.04° 0.4ft 6secs 283.74°       1.5ft 3secs 107.11°
6pm 1.4ft 3secs 85.79° 0.4ft 6secs 284.07°       1.4ft 3secs 104.47°
9pm 1.4ft 4secs 83.23° 0.5ft 5secs 133.44° 0.4ft 6secs 284.6° 1.2ft 4secs 92.26°
Sun 05/27
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 1.3ft 5secs 81.74° 0.4ft 5secs 134.51° 0.4ft 6secs 285.06° 1.2ft 4secs 83.18°
3am 1.3ft 5secs 69.1° 1.2ft 6secs 74.76° 0.4ft 5secs 135.68°      
6am 1.3ft 6secs 41.73° 1.1ft 6secs 69.47° 0.4ft 6secs 286.07°      
9am 1.2ft 6secs 37.18° 1ft 6secs 67.48° 0.4ft 6secs 286.27°      
12pm 1.1ft 6secs 32.96° 1ft 6secs 63.55° 0.4ft 6secs 286.46°      
3pm 1ft 6secs 26.21° 0.9ft 6secs 60.64° 0.4ft 9secs 278.44°      
6pm 1ft 9secs 277.71° 0.8ft 6secs 58° 0.4ft 9secs 278.31°      
9pm 0.9ft 9secs 277.99° 0.7ft 6secs 57.16° 0.5ft 9secs 277.35°      
Mon 05/28
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 0.9ft 8secs 277.2° 0.6ft 6secs 56.25° 0.5ft 9secs 277.23°      
3am 0.8ft 8secs 275.69° 0.6ft 8secs 278.18° 0.5ft 6secs 55.7°      
6am 0.8ft 8secs 275.17° 0.6ft 8secs 276.99° 0.5ft 6secs 53.88°      
9am 0.8ft 8secs 275.29° 0.6ft 8secs 275.71° 0.4ft 5secs 49.69°      
12pm 0.8ft 10secs 283.36° 0.5ft 8secs 276.11° 0.4ft 10secs 280.93°      
3pm 0.9ft 10secs 280.73° 0.7ft 10secs 277.78° 0.3ft 4secs 103° 0.3ft 2secs 20.46°
6pm 1ft 9secs 278.14° 0.7ft 9secs 278.46° 0.3ft 4secs 105.43° 0.7ft 2secs 36.49°
9pm 1ft 9secs 279.6° 0.7ft 9secs 278.99° 0.3ft 4secs 105.87° 0.7ft 2secs 35.64°
Tue 05/29
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 0.9ft 9secs 280.79° 0.6ft 9secs 280.24° 0.6ft 3secs 23.31°      
3am 0.9ft 9secs 282.02° 0.6ft 9secs 281.59° 0.5ft 3secs 11.92°      
6am 0.8ft 8secs 288.77° 0.5ft 8secs 279.1° 0.4ft 3secs 353.72°      
9am 0.8ft 8secs 295.62° 0.5ft 8secs 279.36° 0.4ft 9secs 343.01°      
12pm 0.8ft 8secs 303.53° 0.5ft 9secs 343.1° 0.4ft 8secs 280.94°      
3pm 0.9ft 8secs 305.44° 0.5ft 9secs 346.17° 0.4ft 8secs 281.39° 0.3ft 1secs 91.21°
6pm 0.9ft 8secs 310.44° 0.6ft 9secs 347.45° 0.4ft 6secs 304.61° 0.4ft 6secs 62.02°
9pm 1ft 9secs 346.11° 0.5ft 7secs 347.74° 0.4ft 9secs 350.96° 0.6ft 2secs 43.11°
Wed 05/30
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 1.2ft 9secs 345.68° 0.7ft 9secs 348.45° 0.5ft 7secs 295.23° 0.8ft 2secs 36.93°
3am 1.4ft 8secs 346.3° 0.7ft 8secs 349.42° 0.4ft 6secs 297.59° 1.1ft 3secs 42.27°
6am 1.8ft 3secs 46.09° 0.8ft 8secs 348.24° 0.3ft 5secs 302.63° 1.6ft 3secs 47.42°
9am 2ft 3secs 43.49° 0.8ft 8secs 349.33° 0.3ft 6secs 296.96° 1.8ft 3secs 49.86°
12pm 2.2ft 4secs 52.38° 0.7ft 8secs 347.61° 0.3ft 6secs 298.77° 2ft 4secs 51.08°
3pm 2.4ft 4secs 49.49° 1.1ft 5secs 351.87° 0.6ft 8secs 352.29° 2ft 4secs 58.18°
6pm 2.9ft 4secs 43.77° 0.5ft 11secs 357.72° 0.5ft 8secs 354.75° 2.8ft 4secs 37.85°
9pm 3.2ft 4secs 36.32° 0.2ft 9secs 273.3°       3.2ft 4secs 30.32°
Thu 05/31
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 4.2ft 10secs 6.55°             4.2ft 10secs 16.66°
3am 4.2ft 10secs 6.55°             4.2ft 10secs 16.66°
6am 2.2ft 10secs 6.2° 2.2ft 10secs 3.34°            
9am 2.2ft 10secs 6.2° 2.2ft 10secs 3.34°            
12pm 3.7ft 10secs 4.74° 2.3ft 10secs 2.63°       3ft 4secs 121.78°
3pm 3.7ft 10secs 4.74° 2.3ft 10secs 2.63°       3ft 4secs 121.78°
6pm 2.2ft 10secs 5.22° 1.6ft 5secs 145.99° 1.4ft 10secs 4.29°      
9pm 2.2ft 10secs 5.22° 1.6ft 5secs 145.99° 1.4ft 10secs 4.29°      
Fri 06/1
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 1.9ft 10secs 5.42° 1.3ft 10secs 4.02°       1.4ft 3secs 117.9°
3am 1.9ft 10secs 5.42° 1.3ft 10secs 4.02°       1.4ft 3secs 117.9°
6am 2ft 10secs 5.55° 1.5ft 10secs 4.73°       1.4ft 3secs 123.77°
9am 2ft 10secs 5.55° 1.5ft 10secs 4.73°       1.4ft 3secs 123.77°
12pm 2.2ft 10secs 4.94° 2.1ft 10secs 5.01° 0.4ft 5secs 66.23°      
3pm 2.2ft 10secs 4.94° 2.1ft 10secs 5.01° 0.4ft 5secs 66.23°      
6pm 3.4ft 9secs 8.17° 2.1ft 9secs 7.61° 0.2ft 13secs 284.69° 2.7ft 4secs 134.57°
9pm 3.4ft 9secs 8.17° 2.1ft 9secs 7.61° 0.2ft 13secs 284.69° 2.7ft 4secs 134.57°
Sat 06/2
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 2.6ft 9secs 4.28° 1.5ft 9secs 6.14° 0.3ft 10secs 269.96° 2.2ft 3secs 306.84°
3am 2.6ft 9secs 4.28° 1.5ft 9secs 6.14° 0.3ft 10secs 269.96° 2.2ft 3secs 306.84°
6am 1.8ft 9secs 5.39° 1.8ft 9secs 3.91° 0.3ft 13secs 286.96°      
9am 1.8ft 9secs 5.39° 1.8ft 9secs 3.91° 0.3ft 13secs 286.96°      
12pm 2.4ft 8secs 8.35° 1.4ft 8secs 11.76° 0.3ft 10secs 271.29° 1.9ft 4secs 133.76°
3pm 2.4ft 8secs 8.35° 1.4ft 8secs 11.76° 0.3ft 10secs 271.29° 1.9ft 4secs 133.76°
6pm 2ft 8secs 7.48° 1.4ft 8secs 11.8° 1.3ft 5secs 135.13°      
9pm 2ft 8secs 7.48° 1.4ft 8secs 11.8° 1.3ft 5secs 135.13°      

Last Model Run: 23rd May 2012 7:00pm
Last Update: 24th May 2012 6:39am
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
Wind9mph 
5:00am Thu 24th May
North Sea
(63112)
Swell3ft 5secs
Wind18mph 
5:00am Thu 24th 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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