Check the Beach

Cata Sand

Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Cata Sand 3 photos

  • Cata Sand

    Cata Sand. Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Shoreline by Cata Sand, Sanday

    Shoreline by Cata Sand, Sanday. Alpin Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Rounding the bend, Cata Sands, Sanday The inshore side of the tombolo which leads to Tresness. Looking NE.

    Rounding the bend, Cata Sands, Sanday The inshore side of the tombolo which leads to Tresness. Looking NE.. Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:40 pm
9 am
5.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
3.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.1
16 km/h10 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
9°C47°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
1811 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
2918 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
7%
Sunset
5:40 pm
Today
5.3Fair9 am1711
4.2Fair10 am1811
4.3Fair11 am159
3.9Poor12 pm1912
3.9Poor1 pm1711
3.9Poor2 pm149
3.0Poor3 pm106
3.6Poor4 pm117
3.1Poor5 pm1610
Sat
4.0Fair9 am1610
3.7Poor10 am2214
3.4Poor11 am2717
2.9Poor12 pm3019
2.7Poor1 pm3723
2.2Poor2 pm4427
1.6Poor3 pm5132
1.2Poor4 pm5635
0.6Poor5 pm6138
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, -1.0 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 4 am, -1.5 mHigh 9 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 3 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 4 am, -1.5 m5 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 9 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 4 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.

  • Sun1.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 68 km/h42 mph, rain 88%
  • Mon2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 62 km/h38 mph, rain 22%
  • Tue1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 91 km/h56 mph, rain 72%
  • Wed2.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h28 mph, rain 72%
  • Thu5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 19%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
1.8 km1.1 miLady Village (village)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miSanday Airport (NDY)

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

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