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Ayre of Cara

Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ayre of Cara 1 photo

  • Water Sound, South Ronaldsay and Burray, Orkney. View from South Ronaldsay to Burray. Beach across head of bay has formed along Churchill Barrier Number 4 which links the two islands and separates Sca

    Water Sound, South Ronaldsay and Burray, Orkney. View from South Ronaldsay to Burray. Beach across head of bay has formed along Churchill Barrier Number 4 which links the two islands and separates Sca. Karl Cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:43 pm
9 am
4.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
4°C40°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
96 km/hmph S
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:43 pm
Today
4.6Fair9 am138
4.6Fair10 am106
4.5Fair11 am117
4.3Fair12 pm106
4.0Fair1 pm159
3.9Poor2 pm85
3.6Poor3 pm53
3.3Poor4 pm53
3.0Poor5 pm53
Sat
4.4Fair9 am149
4.1Fair10 am1912
3.6Poor11 am2515
2.8Poor12 pm3119
2.7Poor1 pm3824
1.9Poor2 pm4428
1.2Poor3 pm4830
0.4Poor4 pm5333
0.4Poor5 pm5937
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, 0.6 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.9 m. High at 9 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 3 am, -1.5 mHigh 9 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 3 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 3 am, -1.5 m5 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • High 9 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 3 am, -1.5 m5 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun1.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 52 km/h32 mph, rain 97%
  • Mon3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 24%
  • Tue1.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 81 km/h50 mph, rain 69%
  • Wed2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 66%
  • Thu5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 16%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 900 m0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
80 m250 ftCara Road End
Nearest town
750 m0.5 miBurray (village)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miKirkwall Airport (KOI)

Nearby places

  • Polly Kettle Tearoom and craftsCoffee shop
    900 m0.6 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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