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Bu Sands Surf Report and Forecast

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Swell

0.3m @ 5secs 		108°

Wind

5kph
 60° -

Temperature

Sea 10°c    Air 9°c
 
 

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 2.4m
low 6:48am 0.5m
high 1:08pm 2.1m
low 6:46pm 0.6m
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Full Swell Breakdown
  Swell Rating   Prob Height Period Dir Wind (Gust) Weather
Fri
25/05  
 
Warning 100% 0.4m
 6secs 119°
10 13
kph
ESE - Onshore - 114° Mostly Sunny 9c
 
Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight

First Light: 3:08am - Sunrise: 4:17am  Sunset: 9:59pm - Last Light 11:08pm
high 12:47am 2.4m
low 6:48am 0.5m
high 1:08pm 2.1m
low 6:46pm 0.6m
Sat
26/05  
 
Warning 67% 0.4m
 6secs 135°
16 19
kph
SE - Onshore - 134° Sunny 12c
 
Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight

First Light: 3:05am - Sunrise: 4:15am  Sunset: 10:01pm - Last Light 11:11pm
high 1:26am 2.3m
low 7:28am 0.5m
high 1:52pm 2.1m
low 7:30pm 0.6m
Sun
27/05  
 
40% 0.3m 2secs 144°
15 18
kph
SE - Onshore - 146° Sunny 11c
 
Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight

First Light: 3:03am - Sunrise: 4:13am  Sunset: 10:03pm - Last Light 11:14pm
high 2:09am 2.2m
low 8:15am 0.6m
high 2:43pm 2m
low 8:24pm 0.7m
Mon
28/05  
 
18% 0.4m 3secs 73°
19 22
kph
ENE - Onshore - 75° Sunny 11c
 
Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight

First Light: 3:00am - Sunrise: 4:12am  Sunset: 10:05pm - Last Light 11:17pm
high 2:59am 2.2m
low 9:09am 0.6m
high 3:43pm 2m
low 9:24pm 0.7m
Tue
29/05  
 
16% 0.2m
 10secs 343°
6 6
kph
E - Onshore - 87° Sunny 9c
 
Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight

First Light: 2:58am - Sunrise: 4:10am  Sunset: 10:07pm - Last Light 11:20pm
high 3:57am 2.1m
low 10:06am 0.5m
high 4:50pm 2m
low 10:27pm 0.7m
Wed
30/05  
 
Warning 28% 0.4m
 8secs 352°
33 36
kph
E - Onshore - 83° Drizzle 8c
 
Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight

First Light: 2:55am - Sunrise: 4:09am  Sunset: 10:09pm - Last Light 11:22pm
high 5:02am 2.1m
low 11:05am 0.5m
high 5:57pm 2.1m
low 11:30pm 0.7m
Thu
31/05  
 
62% 1.1m
 5secs 6°
30 31
kph
N - Cross shore - 4° Mostly Cloudy 8c
 
Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight

First Light: 2:53am - Sunrise: 4:08am  Sunset: 10:10pm - Last Light 11:25pm
high 6:09am 2.1m
low 12:03pm 0.5m
high 7:01pm 2.2m
Long Range Regional Forecast (Caithness - East)
Fri
1/06  
Star
36% 0.8m
 10secs 4°
9
kph
SSE - Onshore - 149° Mostly Sunny 8c
 
Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight

First Light: 2:51am - Sunrise: 4:06am  Sunset: 10:12pm - Last Light 11:28pm
low 12:33am 0.7m
high 7:13am 2.2m
low 1:01pm 0.4m
high 7:58pm 2.3m
Sat
2/06  
 
Warning 28% 0.4m
 9secs 4°
15
kph
WNW - Offshore - 283° Mostly Sunny 15c
 
Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight

First Light: 2:48am - Sunrise: 4:05am  Sunset: 10:13pm - Last Light 11:30pm
low 1:37am 0.6m
high 8:13am 2.3m
low 2:01pm 0.4m
high 8:52pm 2.4m
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Last Model Run: 24th May 2012 1:00pm
Last Update: 25th May 2012 1:47am
All times local time (BST) unless otherwise stated.
View Regional Wave BuoysNearby Wave Buoy Data
K7 Buoy
(64046)
Swell2.3m 7secs
Wind24kph 
2:00pm Tue 24th January
North Sea
(62114)
Swell0m 0secs
Wind28kph 
12:00am Fri 25th May
North Sea
(63112)
Swell0.8m 6secs
Wind13kph 
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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