Surf Forecast Surf Report

Birsay Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 15 Jun 2025 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
11.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Birsay Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Birsay Bay at 8PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)--
Afternoon (15 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (15 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
W
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.9
WSW
2.5
W
2.3
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
2.1
W
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)94555666778889999999888889999999999999888881012111110101012111111121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)68791301571402812592502742562601894251119832564425368320407517566590621637652606620599838409364316278275237237175139113891021342433563663533322613207371217751585122715051532150513401211
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
35
W
40
W
30
WSW
30
SSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
30
SSE
35
S
50
SW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
20
W
15
WSW
25
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
S
20
SE
25
S
40
W
40
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
12:14AM
2.83
12:50PM
2.42
12:58AM
2.78
1:45PM
2.35
1:49AM
2.72
2:47PM
2.33
2:48AM
2.67
3:52PM
2.36
3:53AM
2.66
4:56PM
2.45
5:01AM
2.69
5:56PM
2.59
6:07AM
2.77
6:52PM
2.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:04PM
0.68
6:44AM
0.52
6:47PM
0.76
7:32AM
0.53
7:35PM
0.85
8:26AM
0.55
8:33PM
0.93
9:26AM
0.55
9:40PM
0.97
10:32AM
0.54
10:54PM
0.92
11:38AM
0.50
12:05AM
0.78
12:40PM
0.44
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise----3:58-------3:58-------3:58-------3:58-------3:58-------3:58-------3:58-------
Sunset--10:28-------10:29-------10:29-------10:30-------10:30-------10:30-------10:30-------10:30-
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Rain (mm)
----1----11131-----------------1----1--11-------------------
Temp. °C121111111112121212111414131111111111111211101011111111111111111216161718181617121212111111111111111111111111121212131312
Feels °C (?)753564668998466567543124457788681213151518131344301333445667691110997
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