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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

Overcast changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next low tide (1.0m) at

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    7 day forecast for Fisk Helliar

    Today (7 August 2025)
    Time
    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 Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    90%
    70%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature
    13°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    22
    S
    21
    SSW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    25
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    35
    39
    40
    36
    32
    31
    32
    34
    36
    36
    39
    41
    43
    43
    43
    42
    43
    42
    42
    41
    Visibility
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    82%
    78%
    75%
    70%
    68%
    64%
    64%
    64%
    66%
    66%
    70%
    73%
    74%
    76%
    76%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 3 4 5 6 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    17
    19
    21
    21
    21
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    22
    24
    24
    25
    25
    24
    23
    23
    22
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    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 shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    21
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    20
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    40
    39
    37
    37
    36
    37
    38
    38
    40
    41
    41
    41
    41
    40
    39
    39
    38
    36
    34
    32
    32
    32
    33
    33
    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
    76%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    76%
    72%
    73%
    72%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    76%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    22
    23
    22
    21
    20
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    36
    37
    37
    36
    37
    36
    34
    32
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    77%
    78%
    80%
    82%
    76%
    69%
    74%
    78%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    18
    18
    21
    22
    21
    20
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    2.6
    2.9
    3.3
    2.9
    2.6
    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 Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    14
    SSW
    10
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    28
    28
    28
    25
    19
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    85%
    77%
    67%
    69%
    75%
    86%
    UV - - 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    17
    17
    14
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.0
    1.8
    1.6
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    10
    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 shower day Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    11
    SSW
    12
    SW
    13
    WSW
    14
    W
    15
    W
    13
    W
    11
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    20
    19
    22
    20
    18
    14
    11
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    92%
    91%
    85%
    81%
    77%
    79%
    92%
    UV - - 1 2 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    13
    15
    15
    13
    11
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.8
    2.9
    2.4
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    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)
    SW
    7
    WSW
    7
    SW
    7
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SSW
    10
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    13
    17
    17
    18
    17
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    92%
    79%
    75%
    74%
    81%
    92%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    9
    10
    11
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.6
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    10
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    18
    20
    20
    17
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    91%
    83%
    77%
    78%
    82%
    92%
    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 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 7 August

    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 7 August

    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 7 August

    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 8 August

    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 8 August

    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 8 August

    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 8 August

    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 9 August

    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 9 August

    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 9 August

    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 9 August

    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 10 August

    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 10 August

    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 10 August

    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 10 August

    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 11 August

    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 11 August

    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 11 August

    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 11 August

    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 12 August

    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 12 August

    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 12 August

    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 12 August

    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 13 August

    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 13 August

    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 13 August

    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 13 August

    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:

    Rain overnight clearing to sunshine and a few showers Thursday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    This evening will be dry, rather cloudy across Shetland, but some late sunshine for Orkney. Cloud increasing late evening, then outbreaks of rain spreading from the west along with freshening southerly winds. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

    Thursday:

    Rain at first across Shetland, this soon clearing away. Otherwise it will be mainly dry with just the odd passing shower, sunny spells by afternoon. Brisk south or southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Rain clearing to showers Friday, fresh to strong southwesterly winds. Breezy with a few showers on Saturday. Mainly dry on Sunday, chance of rain later on.

    Updated:

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