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Birsay Bay surf Forecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 25 Apr 2024 BST
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Birsay Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Birsay Bay sea temperature is 8.2°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 8.0 °C max: 8.9 °C min: 6.9 °C)
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Birsay Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Birsay Bay sea temperature is 8.2°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 8.0 °C max: 8.9 °C min: 6.9 °C)

How big are the waves at Birsay Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Birsay Bay at 9AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (25 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Birsay Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Hourly12 Days
Orkney Islands Surf
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Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
0.9
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
1.4
NE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.3
W
1.3
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)78888888888131313131312121211111110101010999956775513121212121211111110101010101010109999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)349418401354311234190185148142135280555737839822657472389295235231174161125928783595798136132918387831037113813612911411214413812392906565654543262525141312
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNE
30
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
20
NNE
20
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
40
N
40
NNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
15
WSW
15
SE
15
E
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:09AM
2.98
10:26PM
2.96
10:39AM
2.90
10:55PM
2.90
11:12AM
2.79
11:27PM
2.80
11:48AM
2.63
12:05AM
2.68
12:35PM
2.45
12:55AM
2.54
1:40PM
2.28
2:05AM
2.43
3:14PM
2.18
3:33AM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:23PM
0.31
4:40AM
0.38
4:55PM
0.42
5:14AM
0.46
5:29PM
0.56
5:52AM
0.58
6:07PM
0.72
6:36AM
0.72
6:52PM
0.89
7:32AM
0.84
7:50PM
1.05
8:46AM
0.90
9:07PM
1.14
10:15AM
0.81
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-5:30-------5:26-------5:24-------5:22-------5:18-------5:16-------5:13-------5:11--
Sunset-----8:52-------8:54-------8:58-------9:00-------9:02-------9:05-------9:07------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C6666666666677776667777777777775577778899910910101099888877876566
Feels °C (?)-3-200121122245532222-1-1-2-1-1-1-10-1-1-1-5-4-1-2-2-144444645344443332231-2-3-2-1

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