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Bu Sands Surf Report and Forecast

Latest Conditions and Today's Tides

Swell

4ft @ 5secs
149°

Wind

28mph
167° -

Temperature

Sea 46°f    Air 42°f
 
 

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 1.1ft
high 11:00am 9.8ft
low 4:55pm 0.7ft
high 11:25pm 9.3ft
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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
20ft
15ft
10ft
5ft
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  5
secs
7
secs
7
secs
7
secs
7
secs
7
secs
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
02/10  
6am
 
95% 4ft
5secs 149°
28 34
mph
SSE - Cross/onshore - 167° Mostly Clear 42f
  Noon
Grey Star
100% 4ft
7secs 156°
23 26
mph
S - Cross shore - 181° Brief Showers 42f
  6pm
 
100% 2ft
7secs 141°
19 23
mph
S - Cross/offshore - 189° Drizzle 42f
Sat
02/11  
6am
 
81% 1.5ft
7secs 141°
16 19
mph
WNW - Offshore - 290° Mostly Clear 46f
  Noon
 
95% 1ft
7secs 144°
12 14
mph
NW - Offshore - 318° Mostly Cloudy 46f
  6pm
 
86% 0.5ft
7secs 148°
17 19
mph
WNW - Offshore - 298° Mostly Cloudy 46f
Sun
02/12  
6am
 
36% No Incoming Swell     
16 18
mph
NW - Offshore - 313° Overcast 46f
  Noon
 
24% No Incoming Swell     
16 17
mph
WNW - Offshore - 286° Mostly Cloudy 46f
  6pm
 
39% No Incoming Swell     
21 25
mph
W - Offshore - 274° Brief Showers 45f
Mon
02/13  
6am
 
25% No Incoming Swell     
36 42
mph
WNW - Offshore - 297° Rain 45f
  Noon
 
33% No Incoming Swell     
38 45
mph
NW - Offshore - 308° Rain 45f
  6pm
 
48% No Incoming Swell     
40 46
mph
NNW - Offshore - 328° Mostly Clear 42f
Tue
02/14  
6am
 
18% No Incoming Swell     
28 32
mph
NNW - Cross/offshore - 337° Mostly Cloudy 41f
  Noon
 
21% No Incoming Swell     
27 35
mph
NW - Offshore - 318° Mostly Cloudy 45f
  6pm
 
52% No Incoming Swell     
31 36
mph
NNW - Offshore - 332° Overcast 46f
Wed
02/15  
6am
 
35% No Incoming Swell     
11 15
mph
NW - Offshore - 306° Rain 46f
  Noon
 
13% No Incoming Swell     
25 31
mph
NW - Offshore - 305° Rain 46f
  6pm
 
21% No Incoming Swell     
21 26
mph
W - Offshore - 280° Mostly Clear 46f
Thu
02/16  
6am
 
33% No Incoming Swell     
25 34
mph
W - Offshore - 264° Drizzle 46f
  Noon
 
14% No Incoming Swell     
16 20
mph
WNW - Offshore - 283° Rain 47f
  6pm
 
16% No Incoming Swell     
22 25
mph
W - Offshore - 281° Rain 46f
Long Range Regional Forecast (Caithness - East)
Fri
02/17  
6am
 
5% No Incoming Swell     
44
mph
W - Offshore - 275° Brief Showers 43f
  Noon
 
30% No Incoming Swell     
34
mph
WSW - Offshore - 251° Brief Showers 43f
  6pm
 
30% No Incoming Swell     
34
mph
WSW - Offshore - 250° Brief Showers 44f
Sat
02/18  
6am
 
40% No Incoming Swell     
30
mph
WSW - Offshore - 250° Brief Showers 40f
  Noon
Grey Star
26% 3.5ft
10secs 348°
16
mph
NNE - Onshore - 25° Brief Showers 40f
  6pm
Grey Star
26% 2ft
12secs 1°
35
mph
WNW - Offshore - 290° Brief Showers 41f
Sun
02/19  
6am
 
36% 4ft
11secs 340°
20
mph
WSW - Offshore - 239° Brief Showers 40f
  Noon
Star
18% 3.5ft
10secs 352°
5
mph
ESE - Onshore - 122° Brief Showers 40f
  6pm
 
38% No Incoming Swell     
29
mph
WNW - Offshore - 290° Brief Showers 42f
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Last Model Run: 9th Feb 2012 6:00pm
Last Update: 10th Feb 2012 7:16am
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
Wind31mph 
6:00am Fri 10th February
North Sea
(63112)
Swell13ft 7secs
Wind28mph 
6:00am 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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