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Birsay Bay surf Forecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 26 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 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 8.1 °C max: 8.9 °C min: 7.0 °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 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 8.1 °C max: 8.9 °C min: 7.0 °C)

How big are the waves at Birsay Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Birsay Bay at 7PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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

Hourly12 Days
Orkney Islands Surf
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Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
10 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 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
0.9
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.4
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
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
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.2
W
0.5
NNE
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)81313131313121212111111101010101099999777131312121212111111111110101010101099998888855556613512
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)16028055573783972457447238929523518817412712592888360575639587969551171006913613212111411011010896926665454527262514121255591016172218161526
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
0
NNE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NNE
25
NNW
30
WNW
25
W
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
30
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crossglassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
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
4:47PM
2.25
4:52AM
2.55
5:58PM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
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
10:37PM
1.10
11:33AM
0.59
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-------5:24-------5:22-------5:18-------5:16-------5:13-------5:11-------5:09----
Sunset---8:54-------8:58-------9:00-------9:02-------9:05-------9:07-------9:09-------9:12
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C66666666677777777765567778910109888888889877778888991010109988899
Feels °C (?)1344212100-1-1-1-1-1-111-1-2-2-11222434310-1-1001120-10112322434554432244

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