Birsay Bay (Orkney Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Partly cloudy.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (2.8m) at

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    8 day forecast for Birsay Bay

    Today (1 May 2025)
    Time
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    10%
    30%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    22
    W
    22
    W
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    37
    36
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    83%
    79%
    78%
    UV 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    22
    22
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.6
    3.6
    3.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (2 May 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    34
    34
    34
    32
    32
    31
    32
    32
    32
    32
    32
    32
    33
    33
    34
    34
    33
    33
    32
    33
    34
    35
    38
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    77%
    76%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    83%
    81%
    81%
    78%
    79%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    81%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.5
    3.4
    3.3
    3.2
    3.1
    3.0
    3.0
    2.9
    2.9
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (3 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    80%
    90%
    60%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    24
    NW
    24
    NNW
    23
    NNW
    21
    N
    20
    NNW
    19
    N
    20
    N
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    40
    43
    44
    41
    36
    34
    36
    36
    36
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    79%
    83%
    82%
    78%
    73%
    65%
    65%
    67%
    65%
    UV - - - 1 2 2 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    24
    25
    23
    22
    20
    20
    21
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.2
    2.4
    2.6
    3.5
    2.4
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (4 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower day Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    19
    N
    18
    N
    17
    N
    16
    N
    15
    N
    14
    NNW
    12
    NW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    35
    32
    30
    27
    23
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    68%
    74%
    69%
    62%
    57%
    55%
    61%
    72%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (5 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    NW
    15
    NW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    24
    28
    28
    27
    26
    24
    20
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    79%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    13
    15
    16
    17
    17
    15
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (6 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    18
    18
    19
    17
    14
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    83%
    75%
    73%
    73%
    76%
    89%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (7 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    N
    9
    N
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    12
    14
    16
    15
    13
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    85%
    78%
    73%
    72%
    80%
    89%
    UV - - 1 3 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (8 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    7
    NW
    6
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    10
    N
    9
    N
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    12
    15
    15
    16
    13
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    86%
    76%
    68%
    71%
    75%
    87%
    UV - 1 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 4 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 4 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 4 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 4 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 7 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 7 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 7 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 7 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 8 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 8 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 8 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 8 May

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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:

    Often cloudy on Friday with a few scattered showers.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Through the evening and overnight there will continue to be clear spells and scattered showers with fresh westerly winds which will moderate a little towards dawn. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Friday:

    Friday will be often cloudy with a few passing showers. Feeling quite chilly in the brisk west or northwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Staying quite cloudy with a few passing showers on Saturday and Sunday and feeling rather cold in the brisk northerly winds. A brighter start Monday before cloud and drizzle later.

    Updated:

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