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Bu Sands Surf Report and Forecast

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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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  Swell Rating   Prob Height Period Dir Wind (Gust) Weather
Fri
05/25  
 
Warning 100% 1ft
 6secs 119°
6 8
mph
ESE - Onshore - 114° Mostly Sunny 48f
 
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 7.7ft
low 6:48am 1.7ft
high 1:08pm 7ft
low 6:46pm 1.8ft
Sat
05/26  
 
Warning 67% 1.5ft
 6secs 135°
10 12
mph
SE - Onshore - 134° Sunny 54f
 
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 7.5ft
low 7:28am 1.7ft
high 1:52pm 6.8ft
low 7:30pm 2ft
Sun
05/27  
 
40% 1ft 2secs 144°
9 11
mph
SE - Onshore - 146° Sunny 51f
 
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 7.3ft
low 8:15am 1.8ft
high 2:43pm 6.6ft
low 8:24pm 2.2ft
Mon
05/28  
 
18% 1ft 3secs 73°
12 13
mph
ENE - Onshore - 75° Sunny 52f
 
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 7.1ft
low 9:09am 1.8ft
high 3:43pm 6.5ft
low 9:24pm 2.3ft
Tue
05/29  
 
16% 0.5ft
 10secs 343°
4 4
mph
E - Onshore - 87° Sunny 48f
 
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 6.9ft
low 10:06am 1.7ft
high 4:50pm 6.6ft
low 10:27pm 2.4ft
Wed
05/30  
 
Warning 28% 1ft
 8secs 352°
21 22
mph
E - Onshore - 83° Drizzle 47f
 
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 6.9ft
low 11:05am 1.6ft
high 5:57pm 6.8ft
low 11:30pm 2.3ft
Thu
05/31  
 
62% 3.5ft
 5secs 6°
18 19
mph
N - Cross shore - 4° Mostly Cloudy 46f
 
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 7ft
low 12:03pm 1.5ft
high 7:01pm 7.1ft
Long Range Regional Forecast (Caithness - East)
Fri
06/1  
Star
36% 2.5ft
 10secs 4°
6
mph
SSE - Onshore - 149° Mostly Sunny 47f
 
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 2.1ft
high 7:13am 7.2ft
low 1:01pm 1.4ft
high 7:58pm 7.4ft
Sat
06/2  
 
Warning 28% 1.5ft
 9secs 4°
9
mph
WNW - Offshore - 283° Mostly Sunny 60f
 
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 1.9ft
high 8:13am 7.4ft
low 2:01pm 1.2ft
high 8:52pm 7.8ft
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Last Model Run: 24th May 2012 1:00pm
Last Update: 25th May 2012 1:48am
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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