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Birsay Bay Surf Forecast
/ Scot – Orkney (6 surf breaks) /
Birsay Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 25 Mar 2025 GMT
How big are the waves at Birsay Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Birsay Bay at 10PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Mar) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Mar) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Birsay Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 01 | Wed 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 809 | 710 | 715 | 685 | 938 | 1100 | 970 | 852 | 1099 | 1867 | 2695 | 2539 | 2322 | 2969 | 4168 | 4501 | 3925 | 3502 | 3267 | 3049 | 3344 | 3612 | 3737 | 6337 | 9668 | 8985 | 6132 | 4861 | 4414 | 3198 | 2904 | 2314 | 1880 | 865 | 2359 | 2684 | 3706 | 5306 | 6353 | 8136 | 8627 | 7019 | 5333 | 3666 | 2405 | 1616 | 2219 | 2909 | 5221 | 7871 | 10604 | 9563 | 6630 | 5101 | 3871 | 2732 | 1805 | 1045 | 711 | 432 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:03PM 2.37 | 6:08AM 2.66 | 6:48PM 2.63 | 6:49AM 2.96 | 7:27PM 2.88 | 7:28AM 3.23 | 8:04PM 3.09 | 8:07AM 3.44 | 8:41PM 3.24 | 8:47AM 3.55 | 9:19PM 3.30 | 9:30AM 3.53 | 9:57PM 3.27 | 10:14AM 3.39 | 10:37PM 3.15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:02AM 0.92 | 12:34PM 0.49 | 12:46AM 0.64 | 1:15PM 0.13 | 1:26AM 0.37 | 1:54PM -0.17 | 2:05AM 0.15 | 2:33PM -0.34 | 2:45AM -0.01 | 3:12PM -0.38 | 3:26AM -0.08 | 3:52PM -0.26 | 4:08AM -0.05 | 4:33PM -0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 01 | Wed 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2 |
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