Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birsay Bay today (15 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birsay Bay at 11PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Birsay Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the E by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3045 | 2853 | 2853 | 3506 | 3662 | 4039 | 3304 | 2632 | 1949 | 1388 | 1219 | 972 | 661 | 578 | 524 | 426 | 381 | 332 | 326 | 320 | 177 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:31AM2.15m | 12:44PM2.40m | 1:46AM2.04m | 1:54PM2.33m | 3:06AM2.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.90m | 6:17AM1.11m | 7:14PM1.00m | 7:15AM1.22m | 8:25PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 |
 | 3:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:45 | — | — | — | — | 3:44 |
mm | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | -2 | -5 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 3045 | 2853 | 2853 | 3506 | 3662 | 38 | 37 | 2632 | 1949 | 1388 | 1219 | 972 | 661 | 578 | 524 | 426 | 381 | 332 | 326 | 320 | 177 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 199 | 154 | 181 | 243 | 168 | — | — | 38 | 36 | 27 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 76 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | W 7 | W 11 | W 13 | W 14 | SE 7 | W 12 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 13 | — | — | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | 1975 | — | — | 2860 | 4039 | 3304 | 1706 | — | — | — | 10 | 27 | 36 | 44 | 51 | 51 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 80 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 525 | 593 | 593 | 61 | 218 | 126 | 126 | 29 | 56 | 56 | 509 | 509 | 509 | 509 | 482 | 425 | 510 | 471 | 422 | 421 | 56 |
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