Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birsay Bay today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Birsay Bay at 5PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Birsay Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 290 | 279 | 273 | 464 | 436 | 417 | 471 | 588 | 528 | 469 | 349 | 257 | 199 | 235 | 368 | 333 | 452 | 483 | 529 | 663 | 1128 | 2023 | 3389 | 3812 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:24PM2.41m | 5:25AM2.62m | 6:18PM2.58m | 6:25AM2.76m | 7:08PM2.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00AM0.65m | 11:22PM0.98m | 12:01PM0.54m | 00:26AM0.80m | 12:57PM0.42m | 1:23AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:00 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 10:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | 10:27 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNE 7 | W 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 14 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 290 | 279 | 273 | 5 | 436 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 469 | 349 | 257 | 199 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 9 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | SE 4 | SE 6 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | N 10 | NNW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 10 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 39 | 67 | 464 | 50 | 417 | 471 | 588 | 528 | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 235 | 368 | 333 | 452 | 483 | 529 | 663 | 1128 | 2023 | 3389 | 3812 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 62 | 1212 | 871 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 55 | 217 | 411 | 705 | 871 | 707 | 626 | 705 | 705 | 634 | 626 |
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