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Birsay Bay surf Forecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 20 Apr 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 8.2°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 7.8 °C max: 8.6 °C min: 7.0 °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 8.2°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 7.8 °C max: 8.6 °C min: 7.0 °C)

How big are the waves at Birsay Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Birsay Bay at 2PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

Hourly12 Days
Orkney Islands Surf
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Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
10 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 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
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
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1
N
0.8
W
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
W
1
W
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.7
NNW
1.6
N
1.4
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
NNE
0.6
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)9998810101010109899911111010996666666666667777777687788888815141313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3673132581991351211491841841481531732433524186346114923782461461441301261261651702061931417860513977777777777440957053765858574251125213295424761748761940925909
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
0
SSW
5
S
15
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
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		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:30AM
2.70
8:07PM
2.62
8:05AM
2.83
8:36PM
2.76
8:37AM
2.93
9:04PM
2.87
9:08AM
3.00
9:31PM
2.95
9:38AM
3.01
9:58PM
2.98
10:09AM
2.98
10:26PM
2.96
10:39AM
2.90
10:55PM
2.90
11:12AM
2.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:55PM
0.48
2:03AM
0.71
2:25PM
0.34
2:34AM
0.56
2:54PM
0.25
3:05AM
0.44
3:23PM
0.22
3:36AM
0.37
3:52PM
0.24
4:07AM
0.34
4:23PM
0.31
4:40AM
0.38
4:55PM
0.42
5:14AM
0.46
5:29PM
0.56
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise-------5:41-------5:37-------5:35-------5:33-------5:30-------5:26-------5:24----
Sunset---8:40-------8:44-------8:45-------8:47-------8:51-------8:52-------8:54-------8:58
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C445334578999999977676555666666655666666666666666666677777777
Feels °C (?)122-2-3-3-224544433300-2-1-3-4-4-4-3-3-2-3-2-2-2-3-3-1-2-2-2-1-2-1-1-10-10111211-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-4-3

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