Check the Beach

Long Ayre

Scotland, United Kingdom

Long Ayre 1 photo

  • Out Skerries: Long Ayre

    Out Skerries: Long Ayre. Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:29 pm
9 am
4.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.9
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.7
22 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.8
18 km/h11 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
10°C49°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph SW
Gusts
2415 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:29 pm
Today
4.6Fair9 am127
4.7Fair10 am149
4.2Fair11 am1912
4.1Fair12 pm1912
3.9Poor1 pm2214
3.7Poor2 pm2213
3.2Poor3 pm1610
3.8Poor4 pm1711
3.8Poor5 pm1811
Sat
2.5Poor9 am74
2.2Poor10 am1811
1.3Poor11 am3622
1.1Poor12 pm4326
1.0Poor1 pm5333
1.0Poor2 pm5635
1.0Poor3 pm5635
1.0Poor4 pm6943
1.0Poor5 pm5232
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, 0.3 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.8 m. High at 9 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 3 am, -1.2 mHigh 9 am, 0.3 m1 ftLow 3 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 3 am, -1.2 m4 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 9 am, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 3 am, -1.2 m4 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.

  • Sun2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 80%
  • Mon2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 64 km/h40 mph, rain 52%
  • Tue1.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 76 km/h47 mph, rain 77%
  • Wed2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 61 km/h38 mph, rain 55%
  • Thu5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 16%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms480 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 400 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Boat ramp440 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest airport
11 km7 miWhalsay Airstrip (WHS)

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

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