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Bu Sands Surf Report and Forecast

Latest Conditions and Today's Tides

Swell

1.2m @ 5secs
149°

Wind

45kph
167° -

Temperature

Sea 8°c    Air 5°c
 
 

Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight
First Light: 7:12am - Sunrise: 7:55am
Sunset: 4:55pm - Last Light 5:38pm
(Kirkwall - 8.9mi away) [Help]
low 4:29am 0.3m
high 11:00am 3m
low 4:55pm 0.2m
high 11:25pm 2.8m
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Bu Sands Long Range Surf ForecastTry New Forecast Layout

  Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
  6am Noon 6pm 6am Noon 6pm 6am Noon 6pm 6am Noon 6pm 6am Noon 6pm 6am Noon 6pm 6am Noon 6pm
6m
5m
4m
3m
2m
1m
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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7
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NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
 
Swell Height
Swell Period Wind
Swell Chart Period Chart Wind Chart
Chart Region:  
    Swell Rating   Prob Height Period Dir Wind (Gust) Weather
Fri
10/02  
6am
 
85% 1.2m
5secs 149°
45 55
kph
SSE - Cross/onshore - 167° Mostly Clear 5c
  Noon
Grey Star
100% 1.2m
7secs 156°
38 42
kph
S - Cross shore - 181° Brief Showers 6c
  6pm
 
90% 0.6m
7secs 141°
30 36
kph
S - Cross/offshore - 189° Drizzle 6c
Sat
11/02  
6am
 
81% 0.4m
7secs 141°
26 31
kph
WNW - Offshore - 290° Mostly Clear 8c
  Noon
 
53% 0.3m
7secs 144°
19 22
kph
NW - Offshore - 318° Mostly Cloudy 8c
  6pm
 
56% 0.2m
7secs 148°
27 30
kph
WNW - Offshore - 298° Mostly Cloudy 8c
Sun
12/02  
6am
 
19% No Incoming Swell     
26 30
kph
NW - Offshore - 313° Overcast 8c
  Noon
 
24% No Incoming Swell     
25 27
kph
WNW - Offshore - 286° Mostly Cloudy 8c
  6pm
 
39% No Incoming Swell     
34 40
kph
W - Offshore - 274° Brief Showers 7c
Mon
13/02  
6am
 
45% No Incoming Swell     
58 68
kph
WNW - Offshore - 297° Rain 7c
  Noon
 
35% No Incoming Swell     
61 73
kph
NW - Offshore - 308° Rain 7c
  6pm
 
33% No Incoming Swell     
64 74
kph
NNW - Offshore - 328° Mostly Clear 6c
Tue
14/02  
6am
 
32% No Incoming Swell     
45 51
kph
NNW - Cross/offshore - 337° Mostly Cloudy 5c
  Noon
 
14% No Incoming Swell     
44 57
kph
NW - Offshore - 318° Mostly Cloudy 7c
  6pm
 
39% No Incoming Swell     
50 58
kph
NNW - Offshore - 332° Overcast 8c
Wed
15/02  
6am
 
39% No Incoming Swell     
18 24
kph
NW - Offshore - 306° Rain 8c
  Noon
 
42% No Incoming Swell     
41 50
kph
NW - Offshore - 305° Rain 8c
  6pm
 
29% No Incoming Swell     
33 41
kph
W - Offshore - 280° Mostly Clear 8c
Thu
16/02  
6am
 
42% No Incoming Swell     
40 55
kph
W - Offshore - 264° Drizzle 8c
  Noon
 
17% No Incoming Swell     
25 32
kph
WNW - Offshore - 283° Rain 8c
  6pm
 
23% No Incoming Swell     
35 40
kph
W - Offshore - 281° Rain 8c
Long Range Regional Forecast (Caithness - East)
Fri
17/02  
6am
 
18% No Incoming Swell     
66
kph
W - Offshore - 267° Brief Showers 6c
  Noon
 
25% No Incoming Swell     
64
kph
W - Offshore - 280° Brief Showers 6c
  6pm
 
20% No Incoming Swell     
59
kph
WNW - Offshore - 298° Brief Showers 7c
Sat
18/02  
6am
 
5% 0.1m
8secs 350°
24
kph
WNW - Offshore - 292° Mostly Clear 4c
  Noon
 
44% No Incoming Swell     
41
kph
WNW - Offshore - 283° Mostly Sunny 6c
  6pm
 
36% No Incoming Swell     
50
kph
NNW - Offshore - 334° Mostly Clear 6c
Sun
19/02  
6am
Grey Star
5% No Incoming Swell     
78
kph
NNW - Offshore - 327° Brief Showers 4c
  Noon
 
32% No Incoming Swell     
17
kph
WNW - Offshore - 292° Brief Showers 6c
  6pm
 
24% No Incoming Swell     
37
kph
NNW - Cross/offshore - 336° Brief Showers 6c
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Last Model Run: 9th Feb 2012 6:00pm
Last Update: 10th Feb 2012 6:36am
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
Wind50kph 
5:00am Fri 10th February
North Sea
(63112)
Swell3.7m 7secs
Wind46kph 
5:00am Fri 10th 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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