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Birsay Bay

Orkney · offshore ESE

Now

3-4ft★★
17–30kn★★★

offshore · unsafe

A surf break, not a usual foil launch.

Wing 4.5 m² · 75 kg rider

Wind 17–30kn SSE · offshore

Surf 3-4ft ★★

Water 13°C · Air 13°C

Next 48 h surf, ftwind, knots · mean and gust

Best surf Thu 07:00–08:00 · 4 ft

No foilable daylight window in the next 48 hours

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Arrows: swell directionArrows: wind direction · faint bar: gusts

Swell breakdown

Primary4ft8s W
Secondary1ft9s NNW
Wind waves2ft3s SSE
Bay of Skaill Bay of Skaill Birsay Bay Birsay Bay
Swell5ft · 10s · W Wind20mph · SSE offshore · gusts 34

Tide · Wick

Wednesday 30Thursday 1Friday 2Saturday 3Sunday 4Monday 5 13:42 3.4m19:30 0.7m01:58 3.6m07:57 0.6m14:21 3.4m20:08 0.8m02:41 3.4m08:37 0.8m15:03 3.2m20:52 0.9m03:31 3.2m09:22 1.1m15:52 3.1m21:46 1.1m04:34 3.0m10:21 1.4m16:52 2.9m23:02 1.2m05:55 2.8m11:51 1.6m18:09 2.8m00:57 1.2m07:30 2.8m13:42 1.6m19:35 2.9m

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Surf ftSwell ftWind mph
Tuesday 29 H 01:18L 07:21H 13:42L 19:30 Sunrise 07:13 · Sunset 18:52
09 3-4 ★★ 5 10s 15 26 13–22 kn ★ 3-4ft offshore ⚠
12 3-4 ★★ 4 10s 22 37 19–32 kn ★★★★★ 3-4ft offshore ⚠
15 2-3 ★★ 4 10s 25 43 21–37 kn ★★★★★ 2-3ft offshore ⚠
18 Flat – 4 9s 23 41 20–35 kn ★★★★★ Flatft offshore ⚠
Wednesday 30 H 01:58L 07:57H 14:21L 20:08 Sunrise 07:15 · Sunset 18:49
06 Flat – 4 4s 23 41 20–36 kn ★★★★★ Flatft offshore ⚠
09 Flat – 4 4s 23 40 20–35 kn ★★★★★ Flatft offshore ⚠
12 Flat – 4 4s 13 22 11–19 kn ★ Flatft offshore ⚠
15 Flat – 2 10s 15 26 13–23 kn ★★ Flatft offshore ⚠
18 Flat – 2 7s 11 20 10–17 kn – Flatft offshore ⚠
Thursday 1 H 02:41L 08:37H 15:03L 20:52 Sunrise 07:18 · Sunset 18:46
06 3-4 ★★★ 4 14s 11 18 9–15 kn – 3-4ft offshore ⚠
09 3-4 ★★★ 4 14s 8 13 7–11 kn – 3-4ft light
12 4-5 ★★★ 4 15s 10 16 9–14 kn – 4-5ft light
15 4-5 ★★★★ 5 14s 8 13 7–11 kn – 4-5ft light
18 4-6 ★★★★ 6 13s 6 9 5–7 kn – 4-6ft light
Friday 2 H 03:31L 09:22H 15:52L 21:46 Sunrise 07:20 · Sunset 18:43
06 5-6 ★★★ 6 13s 16 24 14–21 kn ★★ 5-6ft offshore ⚠
09 5-6 ★★★ 6 12s 16 24 14–21 kn ★★ 5-6ft offshore ⚠
12 4-5 ★★★ 6 12s 14 21 12–19 kn ★ 4-5ft offshore ⚠
15 4-5 ★★★ 6 12s 11 17 10–15 kn – 4-5ft light
18 4-5 ★★★ 5 12s 12 17 10–15 kn ★ 4-5ft cross
Saturday 3 H 04:34L 10:21H 16:52L 23:02 Sunrise 07:22 · Sunset 18:40
06 4-5 ★★★ 6 10s 21 31 18–27 kn ★★★★★ 4-5ft cross-on
09 4-5 ★★★ 6 10s 22 33 19–29 kn ★★★★★ 4-5ft cross-on
12 4-5 ★★★ 6 9s 21 31 18–27 kn ★★★ 4-5ft cross-on
15 5-6 ★★★ 7 9s 20 30 18–26 kn ★★★ 5-6ft cross-on
18 5-6 ★★★ 7 9s 17 25 15–22 kn ★★★ 5-6ft cross
Sunday 4 H 05:55L 11:51H 18:09 Sunrise 07:24 · Sunset 18:37
06 6-8 ★★★★ 9 10s 14 20 12–17 kn ★ 6-8ft cross
09 6-8 ★★★ 9 10s 16 24 14–21 kn ★★ 6-8ft cross
12 6-8 ★★★ 9 10s 20 30 18–26 kn ★★★ 6-8ft cross-on
15 7-9 ★★★★ 10 10s 23 34 20–29 kn ★★★★★ 7-9ft cross-on
18 8-10 ★★★★ 11 10s 23 34 20–30 kn ★★★★★ 8-10ft onshore
Monday 5 L 00:57H 07:30L 13:42H 19:35 Sunrise 07:27 · Sunset 18:34
06 6-8 ★★★★ 9 11s 20 28 17–25 kn ★★★ 6-8ft onshore
09 5-7 ★★★ 8 11s 20 28 17–25 kn ★★★ 5-7ft cross-on
12 4-6 ★★★ 7 10s 20 29 17–25 kn ★★★ 4-6ft cross-on
15 4-5 ★★★ 6 10s 19 28 17–25 kn ★★★ 4-5ft cross-on
18 4-5 ★★ 5 10s 18 26 15–23 kn ★★★ 4-5ft cross-on