Fisk Helliar (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 changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next low tide (0.7m) at

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    8 day forecast for Fisk Helliar

    Today (3 April 2025)
    Time
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    2°
    3°
    4°
    6°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    1°
    1°
    2°
    5°
    7°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    3
    NNE
    3
    NE
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    8
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    7
    9
    11
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    20
    22
    24
    26
    26
    26
    25
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    79%
    75%
    71%
    68%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    70%
    77%
    85%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    3
    3
    4
    4
    6
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 April 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 Partly cloudy 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    25
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    89%
    89%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    80%
    75%
    73%
    69%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    73%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    11
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    7°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    5°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    1°
    0°
    0°
    1°
    4°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    9
    E
    8
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    18
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    81%
    82%
    84%
    83%
    69%
    66%
    67%
    75%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    7
    7
    11
    12
    12
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    5°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    8°
    5°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    2°
    2°
    3°
    5°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    7
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    9
    ESE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    9
    SE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    15
    17
    17
    17
    17
    15
    13
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    84%
    72%
    68%
    68%
    76%
    89%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    6
    9
    11
    11
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    4°
    3°
    3°
    9°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    2°
    1°
    2°
    8°
    10°
    11°
    9°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    6
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    4
    S
    5
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    ESE
    6
    S
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    7
    7
    8
    9
    8
    8
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    79%
    71%
    67%
    82%
    93%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    4
    5
    6
    6
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    11°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    4°
    8°
    11°
    11°
    9°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    5
    S
    5
    S
    5
    S
    6
    S
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    S
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    9
    11
    12
    10
    8
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    95%
    95%
    83%
    74%
    75%
    86%
    93%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    6
    8
    9
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – –
    0.3
    		– – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – –
    9
    		– – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    Wednesday (9 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    7°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    5°
    5°
    9°
    11°
    11°
    9°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    6
    SSE
    6
    S
    6
    SW
    8
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    10
    14
    15
    13
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    93%
    82%
    71%
    71%
    81%
    91%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    		– – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    Thursday (10 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast No weather symbol data No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    		–
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    8°
    10°
    10°
    8°
    		–
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    		–
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    12
    17
    22
    23
    23
    		– –
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    		–
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    83%
    80%
    84%
    88%
    89%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 No UV data
    Wind direction and speed (mph) – – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Thursday 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 5.9 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

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    Cloudy for Shetland today but sunny in Orkney.

    Today:

    It will be a cloudy day over Shetland with a few spots of light rain possible at times. Dry and sunny for Orkney with some patchy cloud moving in from the north later in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Tonight:

    Over Shetland dry with cloud clearing from the north bringing long clear periods overnight. For Orkney a few clear spells in the evening but generally turning cloudier overnight. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Friday:

    A dry day. Cloudy start for Orkney but sunny spells over Shetland extending to Orkney from late morning. East to northeast breezes occasionally fresh. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    High pressure remaining in charge to give dry and settled weather. Rather cloudy but some clear and sunny intervals breaking through at times. Winds becoming light through Saturday.

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