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Birsay Bay Surf Forecast
/ Scot – Orkney (6 surf breaks) /
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Birsay Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast 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
7.9° 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 4PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Birsay Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1157 | 885 | 589 | 507 | 623 | 916 | 767 | 658 | 512 | 350 | 350 | 905 | 772 | 746 | 746 | 600 | 429 | 836 | 747 | 600 | 475 | 371 | 236 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:23AM 3.33 | 10:46PM 3.21 | 11:09AM 3.19 | 11:28PM 3.11 | 12:00PM 2.97 | 12:17AM 2.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:44PM -0.01 | 5:04AM 0.05 | 5:27PM 0.20 | 5:51AM 0.17 | 6:13PM 0.46 | 6:44AM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
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