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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

Light showers changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next low tide (0.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Fisk Helliar

    Today (26 May 2025)
    Time
    03:00
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    07:00
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    11:00
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    14:00
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    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    16
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    38
    40
    40
    39
    39
    38
    38
    39
    41
    39
    38
    38
    37
    36
    33
    32
    30
    29
    28
    29
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    84%
    85%
    82%
    79%
    78%
    75%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    74%
    70%
    67%
    69%
    71%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    82%
    83%
    UV - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    14
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (27 May 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 Light shower night Partly cloudy 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    33
    33
    34
    35
    36
    37
    38
    38
    39
    38
    38
    38
    38
    36
    35
    34
    34
    33
    30
    28
    28
    27
    27
    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
    82%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    81%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    73%
    71%
    72%
    71%
    70%
    68%
    69%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    79%
    83%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 6 4 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    15
    18
    18
    21
    22
    21
    18
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (28 May 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 Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    15
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    32
    33
    31
    33
    32
    29
    24
    18
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    81%
    84%
    77%
    75%
    70%
    68%
    74%
    84%
    UV - - 1 1 4 6 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    15
    16
    17
    19
    19
    17
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (29 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    SSW
    7
    S
    7
    SE
    10
    SSE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    15
    14
    15
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    89%
    83%
    72%
    76%
    78%
    85%
    93%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 2 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    8
    8
    11
    12
    11
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.7
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (30 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SE
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WNW
    12
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    17
    20
    21
    20
    17
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    92%
    86%
    79%
    79%
    81%
    89%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 2 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    12
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.1
    1.2
    1.5
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    9
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (31 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    10
    W
    10
    NW
    10
    SW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    ESE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    12
    15
    17
    17
    17
    15
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    81%
    73%
    70%
    70%
    76%
    87%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    12
    12
    12
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.5
    1.3
    1.2
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (1 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    13
    15
    17
    18
    19
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    91%
    83%
    74%
    68%
    72%
    77%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 29 May

    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 29 May

    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 29 May

    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 29 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 31 May

    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 31 May

    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 31 May

    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 31 May

    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 1 June

    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 1 June

    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 1 June

    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 1 June

    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

    Headline:

    Sunny intervals and showers on Monday. Windy.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A mixture of sunny intervals and showers this evening with strong to gale force westerly winds. Tonight clear intervals and further passing showers, the winds also backing soouthwesterly fresh to strong. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Monday:

    A mixture of sunny intervals and occasional showers. Fresh to strong southwesterly winds will continue. Feeling cool. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    The wind will ease down as showers become isolated Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday stay mainly dry with sunny spells and the chance of an odd shower.

    Updated:

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