Wave buoys close to Birsay Bay, United Kingdom

Lat Long: 59.13° N 3.33° W

Issued: 12 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Birsay Bay sea temperature is

13.4° C

Birsay Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

For each wave buoy we keep two record sets: an hour record and the long-range 6 hourly one.

Wave buoys nearest to Birsay Bay:
1.	EMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	9mi
2.	EMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	10mi
3.	Moray Firth WaveNet Site	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	80mi
4.	K7 Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	98mi
5.	Clair	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	112mi

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Wave buoys close to Birsay Bay, United Kingdom

Wave buoys nearest to Birsay Bay: