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Fisk Helliar (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

Sunny intervals changing to overcast by late morning.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

Tide: Next high tide (2.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Fisk Helliar

    Today (20 June 2025)
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    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
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    14°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
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    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    8
    N
    8
    N
    6
    NNE
    5
    ENE
    3
    E
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    21
    21
    21
    22
    23
    22
    21
    18
    17
    16
    14
    14
    12
    10
    8
    8
    10
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    82%
    85%
    87%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    90%
    84%
    83%
    80%
    79%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    85%
    88%
    UV 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 4 6 5 5 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    12
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    6
    5
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (21 June 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
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    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
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    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    4
    E
    5
    E
    6
    E
    7
    E
    9
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    20
    SE
    18
    ESE
    17
    SE
    16
    SE
    14
    SE
    11
    S
    9
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    13
    15
    18
    21
    23
    25
    26
    27
    28
    29
    30
    29
    29
    29
    26
    25
    21
    19
    13
    11
    11
    13
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    91%
    93%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    6
    8
    10
    12
    13
    15
    16
    18
    19
    20
    20
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    15
    14
    12
    10
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (22 June 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
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    60%
    60%
    60%
    80%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SSW
    5
    SE
    6
    SSW
    9
    WSW
    11
    W
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    10
    13
    15
    17
    14
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    94%
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    93%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    91%
    UV - - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    5
    7
    10
    12
    11
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (23 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
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    50%
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    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    W
    11
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    15
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    14
    15
    17
    18
    26
    26
    22
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    82%
    83%
    86%
    88%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    10
    11
    14
    16
    17
    17
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (24 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    W
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    17
    16
    17
    16
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    85%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    83%
    88%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    11
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (25 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    21
    22
    21
    17
    15
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    90%
    87%
    77%
    74%
    72%
    79%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (26 June 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    12
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    22
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    84%
    77%
    75%
    70%
    74%
    81%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 20 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 20 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 20 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 20 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 21 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 21 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 21 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 21 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 22 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 22 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 22 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 22 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 23 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 23 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 23 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 23 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 24 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 24 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 24 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 24 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 25 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 25 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 25 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 25 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 26 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 26 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 26 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 26 June

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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:

    Dry and warm with some sunshine. Haar for a time.

    Today:

    Dry with sunny spells this morning and becoming rather warm. Cloud increasing in the afternoon with some haar for a time. Light southerly winds turning westerly and feeling warm. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Tonight:

    Dry with some late sunshine this evening. Cloud then increases for Orkney ahead of showers spreading north, these occasionally heavy with a risk of thunder. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Saturday:

    Sunny spells and a risk of haar for a time, especially for Orkney. A few heavy showers possible too, these generally moving through quickly. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Variable cloud with outbreaks of showery rain on Sunday. Turning fresher into next week with patchy amounts of cloud and a few light showers at times.

    Updated:

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