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Birsay Bay surf Forecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 10 May 2024 BST
Forecast update in  hr  min  s Update imminent 
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 9.2°C (Statistics for 10 May 1981-2005 - mean: 8.7 °C max: 10.0 °C min: 7.8 °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 9.2°C (Statistics for 10 May 1981-2005 - mean: 8.7 °C max: 10.0 °C min: 7.8 °C)

How big are the waves at Birsay Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Birsay Bay at 10AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (10 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (10 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

Hourly12 Days
Orkney Islands Surf
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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
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 (?)
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
1
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
NW
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
W
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
W
0.4
NNW
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)101010101010111010109999999991414131313131212121211111110101010109999999910101010109981088710712
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)56567756516338567015714710810879787656576012936159076085282667062853845633827927421815412294675941414041616364484944313141393531232221201924
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
40
SSE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
30
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:46AM
3.12
11:01PM
3.13
11:33AM
2.91
11:44PM
2.98
12:23PM
2.66
12:32AM
2.79
1:20PM
2.42
1:29AM
2.61
2:29PM
2.22
2:37AM
2.46
3:47PM
2.13
3:51AM
2.40
5:00PM
2.15
4:58AM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:56PM
0.28
5:22AM
0.19
5:37PM
0.52
6:08AM
0.38
6:20PM
0.76
6:58AM
0.61
7:08PM
0.99
7:58AM
0.81
8:04PM
1.17
9:11AM
0.94
9:18PM
1.27
10:33AM
0.94
10:43PM
1.26
11:41AM
0.85
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-4:52-------4:48-------4:47-------4:45-------4:43-------4:39-------4:37-------4:35--
Sunset-----9:28-------9:30-------9:32-------9:35-------9:37-------9:39-------9:42------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C11121315141413151516161717161415121211101010101010109999999910999991010101010101010101011111111121111111010
Feels °C (?)910101212121012121313141311111298512121222333432232122333233455666667878877

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