Current weather conditions and live observations for Birsay Bay based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Birsay Bay right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Weather Station	Weather	Wind	Gusts	Temp.	Visibility	Visibility / Cloud
EMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site 16 km S3 m above sea level 2 hours ago		- (- km/h at -°)		- °C	-	-
Stromness 24 km SSE8 m above sea level 2 hours ago	dry	calm (0 km/h at °)		13 °C	-	- - - 0
Kirkwall Airport 32 km SE220 m above sea level 1 hour ago	-	light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 240 to 310 degs) (19 km/h at 290°)		14 °C	10.0	10.0 few
Wick Airport 77 km SSE216 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Light rain	light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 030 to 090 degs) (6 km/h at 60°)		9 °C	7.0	7.0 scattered broken
lightning 15km W of Wick 77 km S76 m above sea level 2 hours ago	Thunderstorm	(- km/h at -°)		°C
Altnaharra NO 2 114 km SSW81 m above sea level 2 hours ago	no report	light winds from the WSW (15 km/h at 240°)		15.4 °C	23	23 -
Moray Firth WaveNet Site 129 km S3 m above sea level 1 hour ago		- (- km/h at -°)		- °C	-	-
SHIP7542 132 km SE15 m above sea level 3 hours ago		- (- km/h at -°)		- °C	17.7 km	17.7 km
SHIP6434 132 km SE15 m above sea level 2 hours ago		- (- km/h at -°)		- °C	17.7 km	17.7 km
SHIP2444 132 km SE3 m above sea level 3 hours ago		- (- km/h at -°)		12.9 °C	20.4	20.4

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Birsay Bay and within an acceptable time window.