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Bu Sands (Orkney Islands) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Sunny intervals.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

Tide: Next high tide (3.2m) at

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    7 day forecast for Bu Sands

    Today (22 October 2025)
    Time
    11:00
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    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    23
    W
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    34
    34
    32
    31
    28
    26
    25
    23
    21
    19
    18
    16
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    66%
    66%
    65%
    67%
    65%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    68%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (23 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SW
    7
    W
    7
    WNW
    7
    NW
    7
    N
    7
    NNE
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    NNE
    9
    NE
    10
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    N
    12
    N
    13
    N
    13
    N
    14
    N
    16
    N
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    17
    19
    24
    26
    30
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    68%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    65%
    67%
    69%
    71%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    16
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (24 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light rain Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    18
    NNE
    20
    NNE
    22
    N
    23
    N
    25
    N
    25
    N
    26
    N
    26
    NNE
    26
    NNE
    27
    NNE
    28
    NNE
    29
    NNE
    30
    N
    30
    N
    31
    N
    31
    N
    32
    N
    33
    N
    34
    N
    35
    N
    35
    N
    35
    N
    35
    N
    34
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    36
    36
    39
    39
    39
    39
    42
    42
    43
    44
    45
    46
    48
    49
    49
    50
    52
    53
    53
    55
    54
    56
    56
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    78%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    20
    22
    23
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    27
    28
    29
    30
    30
    31
    31
    32
    33
    34
    35
    35
    35
    35
    34
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (25 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    34
    N
    33
    N
    33
    N
    32
    NNW
    31
    NNW
    31
    NNW
    30
    NNW
    29
    NNW
    28
    NNW
    28
    NNW
    28
    NNW
    28
    NNW
    29
    NNW
    29
    NNW
    29
    NNW
    29
    NNW
    29
    NNW
    29
    NNW
    29
    NNW
    29
    NNW
    29
    NNW
    29
    NNW
    29
    NNW
    28
    Wind gust (mph)
    54
    54
    53
    54
    52
    53
    52
    51
    51
    51
    52
    51
    52
    50
    51
    51
    50
    50
    50
    48
    47
    46
    45
    44
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    77%
    77%
    76%
    74%
    75%
    74%
    77%
    74%
    75%
    73%
    74%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    72%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    34
    33
    33
    32
    31
    31
    30
    29
    28
    28
    28
    28
    29
    29
    29
    29
    29
    29
    29
    29
    29
    29
    29
    28
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.7
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (26 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    28
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    26
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    24
    NNW
    24
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    21
    NW
    19
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    WNW
    17
    NW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NNW
    18
    NW
    19
    NNW
    21
    NW
    22
    NNW
    22
    NW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    42
    42
    39
    36
    35
    32
    31
    27
    26
    24
    23
    21
    19
    17
    17
    20
    18
    19
    23
    26
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    77%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    73%
    68%
    69%
    66%
    69%
    67%
    70%
    70%
    71%
    72%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    28
    27
    26
    25
    24
    24
    22
    21
    19
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    19
    21
    22
    22
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (27 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    23
    NNW
    25
    NW
    26
    NW
    25
    NW
    24
    NW
    21
    NW
    22
    NW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    30
    27
    26
    24
    22
    23
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    73%
    75%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    70%
    68%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    25
    26
    25
    24
    21
    22
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (28 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Drizzle Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    21
    NW
    21
    NW
    20
    NW
    17
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    18
    W
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    21
    19
    19
    19
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    69%
    71%
    68%
    68%
    71%
    73%
    72%
    71%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 22 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 22 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 22 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 22 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 23 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 23 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 23 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 23 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 24 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 24 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 24 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 24 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 25 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 25 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 25 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 25 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 26 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 26 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 26 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 26 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 27 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 27 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 27 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 27 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 28 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 28 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 28 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 28 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mainly dry and breezy with the odd shower.

    Today:

    Most places will stay dry with bright or sunny spells and only the odd light shower. The fresh southwest wind will strengthen from the morning. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Tonight:

    Any remaining showers will die out from the evening to leave the night dry with clear periods. The fresh southwest wind will ease from the late evening. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Thursday:

    A dry day with sunny spells and a light wind. A northeast wind will freshen as showers spread southwest from the evening. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Strengthening northerly winds bring colder conditions with outbreaks of rain and showers Friday and Saturday. Continuing windy as the rain turns more showery Sunday.

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