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Marwick (Orkney Islands) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Light rain changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (2.9m) at

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    7 day forecast for Marwick

    Today (7 August 2025)
    Time
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    60%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    22
    S
    21
    SSW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    25
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    39
    35
    31
    32
    33
    34
    35
    36
    38
    39
    43
    44
    44
    44
    45
    45
    44
    43
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    80%
    76%
    74%
    70%
    68%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    71%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    UV 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 6 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    21
    22
    21
    20
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    22
    24
    24
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    26
    25
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    2.1
    2.4
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.4
    2.5
    2.6
    2.9
    3.1
    3.4
    3.7
    3.9
    4.0
    4.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (8 August 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    25
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    42
    40
    39
    38
    37
    38
    38
    38
    39
    41
    42
    41
    42
    41
    42
    41
    39
    38
    34
    33
    32
    33
    34
    35
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    25
    23
    23
    22
    22
    23
    22
    23
    22
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    4.1
    4.0
    4.0
    3.9
    3.7
    3.6
    3.5
    3.4
    3.4
    3.5
    3.5
    3.5
    3.6
    3.6
    3.6
    3.4
    3.3
    3.3
    3.3
    3.3
    3.2
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (9 August 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    36
    36
    39
    38
    38
    36
    35
    35
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    77%
    77%
    79%
    78%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    81%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    21
    24
    23
    21
    21
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.9
    2.9
    3.0
    3.2
    3.4
    3.8
    4.1
    3.6
    3.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    11
    12
    12
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (10 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    11
    SSW
    8
    SSE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    30
    29
    25
    22
    17
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    83%
    76%
    71%
    71%
    75%
    86%
    UV - - 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    20
    18
    18
    15
    11
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.7
    2.4
    2.1
    1.9
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (11 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    11
    S
    12
    SW
    12
    WSW
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    11
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    20
    18
    17
    18
    17
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    92%
    92%
    87%
    80%
    76%
    79%
    92%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    11
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    2.6
    3.4
    2.6
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    7
    9
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (12 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    S
    9
    SSW
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    12
    14
    17
    15
    15
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    91%
    81%
    75%
    75%
    81%
    91%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.6
    1.5
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (13 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    SSW
    7
    S
    8
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    14
    17
    18
    16
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    91%
    81%
    74%
    75%
    82%
    93%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 7 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 7 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 7 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 7 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 8 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 8 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 8 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 8 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 9 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 9 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 9 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 9 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 10 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 10 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 10 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 10 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 11 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 11 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 11 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 11 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 12 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 12 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 12 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 12 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 13 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 13 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 13 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 13 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Rain clearing Shetland, then mainly dry today. Windy at first.

    Today:

    Rain clearing Shetland by mid-morning. Otherwise mainly dry with some bright or sunny intervals and just a few passing showers. Strong southerly wind at first, easing down but freshening again later in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Tonight:

    Mostly dry this evening and for most of the night. Showery rain will spread from the west later in the night. Windy with fresh to strong southwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Friday:

    A mainly cloudy and and windy day with showers, some longer spells of rain at first. Fresh to strong southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Bright spells and a few showers on Saturday, windy at first. Dry and bright on Sunday. Cloudy on Monday with rain, drier later.

    Updated:

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