Birsay Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 59.13° N 3.33° W

Birsay Bay, United Kingdom Weather Observations

Issued: 6 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birsay Bay sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.4° 

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Birsay Bay based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Birsay Bay right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Birsay Bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

EMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site

16 km S3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Stromness

24 km SSE8 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
0
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP297

26 km SSE3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
12.3 °C-
-


SHIP925

26 km SSE3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
12.3 °C-
-


SHIP4638

26 km SSE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
12.0 °C-
-


SHIP5340

26 km SSE3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
12.3 °C-
-


SHIP5848

26 km SSE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


SHIP1175

26 km SSE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
12.0 °C-
-


SHIP2344

26 km SSE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


SHIP6298

26 km SSE3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
12.3 °C-
-


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Birsay Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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