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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

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next high tide (3.0m) at

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    7 day forecast for Fisk Helliar

    Today (22 October 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    23
    W
    23
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    16
    SW
    14
    SW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    43
    41
    39
    38
    36
    35
    33
    30
    29
    26
    25
    23
    21
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    67%
    65%
    65%
    64%
    64%
    66%
    66%
    69%
    70%
    72%
    75%
    79%
    82%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    18
    16
    14
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    6
    ESE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    11
    NE
    12
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    17
    15
    14
    14
    12
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    15
    15
    19
    21
    24
    25
    28
    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
    83%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    79%
    75%
    74%
    70%
    70%
    72%
    76%
    80%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    14
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    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 Light shower night 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
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    21
    NNE
    22
    NNE
    23
    NNE
    24
    NNE
    24
    NNE
    24
    NNE
    25
    NNE
    26
    NNE
    27
    NNE
    28
    NNE
    28
    NNE
    29
    NNE
    30
    N
    31
    N
    31
    N
    32
    N
    33
    N
    33
    N
    33
    N
    33
    N
    32
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    34
    36
    38
    39
    39
    41
    41
    42
    44
    45
    48
    48
    50
    52
    53
    53
    55
    57
    57
    57
    57
    55
    55
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    84%
    83%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    83%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    18
    19
    21
    22
    23
    24
    24
    24
    25
    26
    27
    28
    28
    29
    30
    31
    31
    32
    33
    33
    33
    33
    32
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.6
    1.8
    2.1
    2.3
    2.4
    2.6
    2.9
    3.1
    3.2
    3.3
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.1
    3.8
    3.7
    3.6
    3.6
    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 rain 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
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    32
    N
    31
    N
    30
    N
    29
    N
    30
    N
    30
    N
    29
    N
    29
    N
    27
    NNW
    27
    N
    27
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    28
    NNW
    28
    NNW
    28
    NNW
    28
    NNW
    29
    NNW
    30
    NNW
    30
    NNW
    30
    NNW
    30
    N
    29
    NNW
    28
    Wind gust (mph)
    53
    54
    53
    52
    53
    53
    53
    53
    53
    53
    52
    52
    50
    51
    52
    53
    53
    52
    49
    49
    47
    46
    44
    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
    76%
    75%
    73%
    74%
    70%
    70%
    74%
    70%
    71%
    69%
    75%
    68%
    72%
    76%
    70%
    74%
    72%
    74%
    77%
    71%
    73%
    73%
    69%
    71%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    32
    31
    30
    29
    30
    30
    29
    29
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    28
    28
    28
    28
    29
    30
    30
    30
    30
    29
    28
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.5
    3.7
    3.7
    3.7
    3.6
    3.5
    3.5
    3.5
    3.5
    3.4
    3.4
    3.3
    3.3
    3.9
    3.7
    3.6
    3.6
    3.6
    3.5
    3.4
    3.3
    3.3
    3.2
    3.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    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 Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    29
    NNW
    28
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    26
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    24
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    21
    NW
    19
    NW
    18
    NW
    17
    NNW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NW
    14
    NNW
    14
    N
    14
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    42
    40
    38
    37
    35
    33
    30
    30
    28
    26
    24
    20
    19
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    15
    18
    19
    21
    23
    26
    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
    73%
    67%
    67%
    69%
    73%
    70%
    67%
    69%
    71%
    67%
    70%
    68%
    68%
    67%
    69%
    68%
    69%
    75%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    29
    28
    27
    26
    25
    24
    22
    21
    19
    18
    17
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.3
    3.3
    3.2
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.9
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    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
    8
    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 Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    16
    NNW
    17
    NW
    17
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NW
    15
    NNW
    15
    NW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    25
    24
    22
    18
    18
    18
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    80%
    78%
    73%
    70%
    71%
    75%
    74%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.5
    2.8
    2.9
    2.8
    2.6
    2.4
    2.2
    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
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    13
    WNW
    12
    W
    11
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    17
    14
    16
    17
    15
    16
    13
    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)
    2.0
    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 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 22 October

    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 22 October

    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 22 October

    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 23 October

    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 23 October

    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 23 October

    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 23 October

    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 24 October

    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 24 October

    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 24 October

    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 24 October

    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 25 October

    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 25 October

    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 25 October

    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 25 October

    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 26 October

    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 26 October

    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 26 October

    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 26 October

    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 27 October

    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 27 October

    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 27 October

    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 27 October

    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 28 October

    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 28 October

    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 28 October

    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 28 October

    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:

    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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