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Bu Sands Surf Report and Forecast

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Swell

0.2m @ 6secs 		143°

Wind

25kph
 163° -

Temperature

Sea 8°c    Air 6°c
 
 

Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight
First Light: 7:14am - Sunrise: 7:58am
Sunset: 4:53pm - Last Light 5:36pm
(Kirkwall - 8.9mi away) [Help]
low 3:52am 0.4m
high 10:22am 3m
low 4:18pm 0.2m
high 10:46pm 2.8m
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Bu Sands Long Range Surf ForecastTry New Forecast Layout

  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
6m
5m
4m
3m
2m
1m
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  7
secs
6
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6
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5
secs
7
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7
secs
7
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7
secs
7
secs
NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 11
secs
NA 11
secs
 
 Swell Height
Swell Period Wind
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Summary Forecast
Hour-by-Hour Forecast
Daily Tide Forecast
Full Swell Breakdown
  Swell Rating   Prob Height Period Dir Wind (Gust) Weather
Thu
9/02  
 
100% 0.3m
 6secs 152°
12 15
kph
W - Offshore - 279° Drizzle 8c
 
Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight

First Light: 7:14am - Sunrise: 7:58am  Sunset: 4:53pm - Last Light 5:36pm
low 3:52am 0.4m
high 10:22am 3m
low 4:18pm 0.2m
high 10:46pm 2.8m
Fri
10/02  
Grey Star
95% 1.2m
 7secs 156°
37 40
kph
S - Cross shore - 176° Mostly Cloudy 5c
 
Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight

First Light: 7:12am - Sunrise: 7:55am  Sunset: 4:55pm - Last Light 5:38pm
low 4:29am 0.3m
high 11:00am 3m
low 4:55pm 0.2m
high 11:25pm 2.8m
Sat
11/02  
 
38% 0.3m
 7secs 146°
20 23
kph
NW - Offshore - 323° Brief Showers 7c
 
Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight

First Light: 7:10am - Sunrise: 7:53am  Sunset: 4:58pm - Last Light 5:41pm
low 5:07am 0.4m
high 11:38am 2.9m
low 5:34pm 0.3m
Sun
12/02  
 
59% No Incoming Swell     
21 23
kph
WNW - Offshore - 303° Brief Showers 8c
 
Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight

First Light: 7:08am - Sunrise: 7:50am  Sunset: 5:00pm - Last Light 5:43pm
high 12:05am 2.7m
low 5:48am 0.5m
high 12:18pm 2.8m
low 6:16pm 0.4m
Mon
13/02  
 
54% No Incoming Swell     
57 67
kph
NW - Offshore - 309° Rain 7c
 
Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight

First Light: 7:05am - Sunrise: 7:48am  Sunset: 5:03pm - Last Light 5:45pm
high 12:49am 2.6m
low 6:33am 0.6m
high 1:03pm 2.6m
low 7:05pm 0.5m
Tue
14/02  
 
28% No Incoming Swell     
38 44
kph
NNW - Cross/offshore - 335° Mostly Sunny 6c
 
Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight

First Light: 7:03am - Sunrise: 7:45am  Sunset: 5:05pm - Last Light 5:48pm
high 1:39am 2.4m
low 7:29am 0.7m
high 1:57pm 2.4m
low 8:04pm 0.7m
Wed
15/02  
 
44% No Incoming Swell     
40 49
kph
NW - Offshore - 305° Brief Showers 8c
 
Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight

First Light: 7:01am - Sunrise: 7:43am  Sunset: 5:08pm - Last Light 5:50pm
high 2:43am 2.2m
low 8:41am 0.9m
high 3:09pm 2.1m
low 9:20pm 0.8m
Long Range Regional Forecast (Caithness - East)
Thu
16/02  
 
25% 0.6m
 11secs 2°
37
kph
W - Offshore - 261° Drizzle 8c
 
Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight

First Light: 6:58am - Sunrise: 7:40am  Sunset: 5:10pm - Last Light 5:52pm
high 4:09am 2.1m
low 10:14am 0.9m
high 4:46pm 2.1m
low 10:50pm 0.8m
Fri
17/02  
 
12% No Incoming Swell     
41
kph
W - Offshore - 279° Brief Showers 3c
 
Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight

First Light: 6:56am - Sunrise: 7:38am  Sunset: 5:13pm - Last Light 5:54pm
high 5:42am 2.2m
low 11:49am 0.8m
high 6:18pm 2.1m
Sat
18/02  
 
22% No Incoming Swell     
38
kph
WNW - Offshore - 292° Mostly Sunny 6c
 
Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight

First Light: 6:53am - Sunrise: 7:35am  Sunset: 5:15pm - Last Light 5:57pm
low 12:16am 0.8m
high 6:54am 2.3m
low 1:06pm 0.7m
high 7:25pm 2.2m
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Last Model Run: 9th Feb 2012 12:00pm
Last Update: 9th Feb 2012 11:44pm
All times local time (GMT) 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
Wind45kph 
9:00pm Thu 9th February
North Sea
(63112)
Swell4.4m 7secs
Wind42kph 
10:00pm Thu 9th 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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