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Bu Sands Surf Report and Forecast

Latest Conditions and Today's Tides
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Swell

1ft @ 6secs 		146°

Wind

8mph
 159° -

Temperature

Sea 46°f    Air 45°f
 
 

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 1.2ft
high 10:22am 9.7ft
low 4:18pm 0.8ft
high 10:46pm 9.3ft
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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
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10ft
5ft
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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7
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7
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7
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7
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NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 9
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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
02/9  
 
100% 1ft
 6secs 152°
8 9
mph
W - Offshore - 263° Overcast 46f
 
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 1.2ft
high 10:22am 9.7ft
low 4:18pm 0.8ft
high 10:46pm 9.3ft
Fri
02/10  
Grey Star
95% 4ft
 7secs 154°
27 30
mph
S - Cross/onshore - 172° Mostly Sunny 43f
 
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 1.1ft
high 11:00am 9.8ft
low 4:55pm 0.7ft
high 11:25pm 9.3ft
Sat
02/11  
 
38% 1ft
 7secs 145°
16 18
mph
NNW - Offshore - 327° Mostly Cloudy 45f
 
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 1.2ft
high 11:38am 9.6ft
low 5:34pm 0.8ft
Sun
02/12  
 
59% No Incoming Swell     
12 14
mph
NW - Offshore - 305° Rain 45f
 
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 9ft
low 5:48am 1.5ft
high 12:18pm 9.1ft
low 6:16pm 1.2ft
Mon
02/13  
 
54% No Incoming Swell     
40 47
mph
WNW - Offshore - 292° Rain 46f
 
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 8.5ft
low 6:33am 1.9ft
high 1:03pm 8.4ft
low 7:05pm 1.6ft
Tue
02/14  
 
28% No Incoming Swell     
46 51
mph
N - Cross shore - 355° Light Snow 33f
 
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 7.9ft
low 7:29am 2.4ft
high 1:57pm 7.7ft
low 8:04pm 2.1ft
Wed
02/15  
 
44% No Incoming Swell     
25 26
mph
N - Cross shore - 356° Light Snow Showers 37f
 
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 7.3ft
low 8:41am 2.8ft
high 3:09pm 7ft
low 9:20pm 2.5ft
Long Range Regional Forecast (Caithness - East)
Thu
02/16  
 
25% 2ft
 11secs 2°
23
mph
W - Offshore - 261° Drizzle 47f
 
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 7ft
low 10:14am 3ft
high 4:46pm 6.7ft
low 10:50pm 2.7ft
Fri
02/17  
 
12% No Incoming Swell     
26
mph
W - Offshore - 279° Brief Showers 38f
 
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 7.1ft
low 11:49am 2.8ft
high 6:18pm 6.9ft
Sat
02/18  
 
22% No Incoming Swell     
23
mph
WNW - Offshore - 292° Mostly Sunny 43f
 
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 2.5ft
high 6:54am 7.5ft
low 1:06pm 2.3ft
high 7:25pm 7.3ft
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Last Model Run: 9th Feb 2012 6:00am
Last Update: 9th Feb 2012 7:13pm
All times local time (GMT) 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
Wind26mph 
6:00pm Thu 9th February
North Sea
(63112)
Swell14.5ft 7secs
Wind29mph 
6:00pm 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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