Magicseaweed Logo
Profile Page  ADD SPOT   Profile Page  PROFILE   Log In  LOG IN
MSW iPhone App 2.0


Bu Sands Surf Report and Forecast

Latest Conditions and Today's Tides

Swell

2.5ft @ 7secs
138°

Wind

19mph
199° -

Temperature

Sea 8°c    Air 6°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
+ Photos and Video
Bu Sands Photo  

View All Local Photos
No video available for this spot
No news available for this spot

Upload a Surf ReportWebcams & Surf Reports

We don't currently have any webcams or local reports for this spot. If you'd like to provide a daily surf report or see your webcam featured here please give us a shout.

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
20ft
15ft
10ft
5ft
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  5
secs
7
secs
7
secs
7
secs
NA 7
secs
6
secs
6
secs
5
secs
NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 12
secs
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
 
95% 4ft
5secs 150°
28 32
mph
SSE - Cross/onshore - 165° Mostly Clear 6c
  Noon
Grey Star
100% 4ft
7secs 155°
24 27
mph
S - Cross shore - 178° Mostly Cloudy 5c
  6pm
Grey Star
100% 2.5ft
7secs 138°
19 23
mph
SSW - Cross/offshore - 199° Drizzle 6c
Sat
11/02  
6am
 
95% 1.5ft
7secs 142°
17 21
mph
W - Offshore - 279° Mostly Cloudy 8c
  Noon
 
100% No Incoming Swell     
10 12
mph
NNW - Cross/offshore - 347° Brief Showers 8c
  6pm
 
100% 1ft
7secs 145°
13 15
mph
WNW - Offshore - 302° Mostly Clear 7c
Sun
12/02  
6am
 
36% 0.5ft
6secs 152°
15 17
mph
WNW - Offshore - 298° Brief Showers 8c
  Noon
 
43% 0.5ft
6secs 154°
17 18
mph
W - Offshore - 271° Mostly Cloudy 7c
  6pm
 
39% 0ft
5secs 157°
20 24
mph
W - Offshore - 260° Overcast 8c
Mon
13/02  
6am
 
48% No Incoming Swell     
32 38
mph
NW - Offshore - 311° Brief Showers 8c
  Noon
 
52% No Incoming Swell     
29 37
mph
NW - Offshore - 319° Overcast 8c
  6pm
 
75% No Incoming Swell     
29 36
mph
NNW - Offshore - 331° Overcast 8c
Tue
14/02  
6am
 
67% No Incoming Swell     
25 33
mph
NW - Offshore - 307° Mostly Cloudy 8c
  Noon
 
56% No Incoming Swell     
29 37
mph
WNW - Offshore - 288° Mostly Cloudy 8c
  6pm
 
40% No Incoming Swell     
29 41
mph
WNW - Offshore - 297° Overcast 8c
Wed
15/02  
6am
 
64% No Incoming Swell     
28 35
mph
NW - Offshore - 312° Mostly Clear 8c
  Noon
 
19% No Incoming Swell     
28 36
mph
NW - Offshore - 315° Mostly Sunny 8c
  6pm
 
49% No Incoming Swell     
24 32
mph
WNW - Offshore - 296° Drizzle 8c
Thu
16/02  
6am
 
30% No Incoming Swell     
26 34
mph
W - Offshore - 262° Mostly Clear 8c
  Noon
 
28% 0.5ft
12secs 2°
29 39
mph
WSW - Offshore - 254° Mostly Cloudy 8c
  6pm
 
17% No Incoming Swell     
22 28
mph
W - Offshore - 262° Drizzle 8c
Long Range Regional Forecast (Caithness - East)
Fri
17/02  
6am
 
16% 0.5ft
11secs 9°
20
mph
WNW - Offshore - 290° Overcast 7c
  Noon
Star
28% 4ft
14secs 343°
18
mph
WNW - Offshore - 297° Rain 7c
  6pm
 
23% No Incoming Swell     
24
mph
W - Offshore - 281° Rain 7c
Sat
18/02  
6am
 
39% No Incoming Swell     
35
mph
WNW - Offshore - 286° Mostly Cloudy 4c
  Noon
 
38% No Incoming Swell     
32
mph
WNW - Offshore - 285° Mostly Sunny 6c
  6pm
 
30% No Incoming Swell     
21
mph
WNW - Offshore - 282° Mostly Clear 6c
Sun
19/02  
6am
 
34% No Incoming Swell     
31
mph
NW - Offshore - 310° Light Snow Showers 4c
  Noon
 
52% No Incoming Swell     
12
mph
NW - Offshore - 311° Light Snow Showers 3c
  6pm
 
47% No Incoming Swell     
8
mph
SSW - Cross/offshore - 197° Light Snow Showers 3c
Add this forecast to your website

Last Model Run: 10th Feb 2012 6:00am
Last Update: 10th Feb 2012 6:11pm
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
Wind33mph 
5:00pm Fri 10th February
North Sea
(63112)
Swell15.5ft 8secs
Wind33mph 
5:00pm 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.
Seasonal Conditions and Historic Data
About this Surf Forecast
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Good for most East facing breaks in the Orkneys

General Surf Forecast Help

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.
Directory

Accommodation

Surfer Living
Find surf shops, surf camps, accomodation and more in this area

Nearby Spots
Fisk Helliar
Keiss
Sinclairs Bay - Beach
Skail Bay Right
Skara Brae

Local Wavebuoys

64046
62114
63112
62164
Sponsor Recommends
Best board for today:
Photo of the Day
Latest on MSW
Features
Forecast Blog
 
 About MSW  Our Shop Friends  Legal
Home
Site Map
Advertise
Support
Surf Shop
Surfboards
Xcel Wetsuits
Leashes
Tailpads
Go Pro Camera HD
Surf DVDs
Boardbags
Roofracks
Surf Books
Surfwax
Ding Repair
FCS Fins
Longboard Fins
Posters and Prints
Balance Boards
Mambo Clothing
Learn to Surf
All content remains copyright of Metcentral Ltd unless stated otherwise, we'd kindly ask that you don't reproduce it in any form without our permission.

Total Time 0.737