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Birsay Bay (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 changing to partly cloudy by early evening.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (0.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for Birsay Bay

    Today (22 October 2025)
    Time
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    17
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    35
    35
    33
    31
    29
    28
    26
    24
    22
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    69%
    74%
    78%
    UV 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    22
    21
    20
    18
    17
    15
    14
    13
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.9
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    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 Partly cloudy 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%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    E
    5
    E
    6
    ENE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    15
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    14
    14
    17
    17
    19
    21
    24
    29
    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
    81%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    79%
    76%
    73%
    70%
    70%
    72%
    77%
    79%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    80%
    79%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    14
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.5
    2.4
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    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 Cloudy Light shower night Light rain Light rain 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
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    20
    NNE
    21
    NNE
    22
    NNE
    23
    NNE
    24
    NNE
    25
    NNE
    25
    NNE
    26
    NNE
    26
    NNE
    27
    NNE
    28
    NNE
    28
    NNE
    29
    NNE
    29
    NNE
    30
    NNE
    31
    N
    31
    N
    32
    N
    32
    N
    32
    N
    33
    N
    32
    N
    32
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    35
    38
    41
    41
    42
    42
    43
    45
    46
    47
    47
    48
    49
    50
    53
    53
    56
    56
    56
    55
    55
    53
    53
    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
    75%
    77%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    78%
    76%
    78%
    78%
    81%
    79%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    80%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    77%
    77%
    74%
    75%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    19
    21
    22
    22
    23
    24
    25
    25
    26
    27
    27
    28
    28
    29
    30
    30
    31
    32
    32
    33
    33
    32
    32
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.2
    2.5
    2.6
    2.7
    3.0
    3.3
    3.5
    3.6
    3.7
    3.7
    3.6
    3.6
    3.4
    4.1
    4.0
    3.9
    3.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    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 day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    32
    N
    31
    N
    31
    N
    30
    N
    30
    N
    29
    N
    28
    N
    28
    N
    28
    N
    28
    N
    27
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    26
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    26
    Wind gust (mph)
    53
    51
    53
    53
    53
    53
    52
    51
    52
    51
    48
    49
    50
    49
    50
    49
    50
    49
    47
    46
    46
    45
    44
    43
    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
    75%
    76%
    76%
    72%
    69%
    72%
    71%
    73%
    72%
    75%
    72%
    67%
    67%
    74%
    71%
    71%
    69%
    74%
    72%
    69%
    68%
    72%
    66%
    67%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    32
    31
    30
    30
    29
    29
    28
    27
    27
    27
    26
    26
    27
    27
    26
    27
    27
    26
    27
    27
    27
    27
    26
    26
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.8
    3.8
    4.0
    3.9
    3.9
    3.8
    3.8
    3.7
    3.7
    3.7
    3.6
    3.6
    3.6
    4.2
    4.0
    3.9
    3.9
    3.9
    3.8
    3.7
    3.6
    3.5
    3.5
    3.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    24
    NNW
    24
    NNW
    23
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    19
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    NW
    12
    WNW
    12
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    14
    S
    13
    ENE
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    NW
    15
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    40
    39
    37
    34
    33
    30
    26
    24
    21
    19
    20
    18
    17
    21
    19
    17
    21
    21
    21
    26
    26
    28
    31
    32
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    70%
    67%
    66%
    69%
    74%
    67%
    68%
    66%
    67%
    66%
    69%
    69%
    70%
    78%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    26
    25
    24
    24
    23
    21
    20
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.6
    3.5
    3.4
    3.4
    3.3
    3.2
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.8
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    2.0
    2.3
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    8
    9
    9
    10
    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 Drizzle Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NW
    15
    NNW
    14
    NW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    26
    25
    22
    18
    18
    17
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    80%
    77%
    74%
    71%
    71%
    75%
    74%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.7
    2.9
    3.2
    3.3
    3.1
    2.9
    2.7
    2.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    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 Drizzle Drizzle Overcast Drizzle Drizzle
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    WNW
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    16
    14
    16
    17
    15
    16
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    73%
    74%
    82%
    83%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 22 October

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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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