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Sand Geo

Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

No photo of Sand Geo yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:39 pm
9 am
5.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
10 am
4.0
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
3.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.1
13 km/h8 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
8°C46°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
127 km/hmph S
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
7%
Sunset
5:39 pm
Today
5.6Good9 am149
4.0Fair10 am1710
4.1Fair11 am1610
3.8Poor12 pm1811
3.8Poor1 pm1610
3.8Poor2 pm117
3.3Poor3 pm1711
2.4Poor4 pm53
3.1Poor5 pm138
Sat
3.9Poor9 am149
3.5Poor10 am2214
3.3Poor11 am2616
2.7Poor12 pm3019
2.5Poor1 pm3522
2.0Poor2 pm4025
1.3Poor3 pm4729
0.9Poor4 pm5333
0.4Poor5 pm5735
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, 0.7 m. Low at 2 pm, -1.0 m. High at 9 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 3 am, -1.6 mHigh 9 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 2 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.8 m2 ftLow 3 am, -1.6 m5 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 9 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.8 m2 ft
  • Low 3 am, -1.6 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.

  • Sun1.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 66 km/h41 mph, rain 88%
  • Mon2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 62 km/h38 mph, rain 22%
  • Tue1.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 90 km/h56 mph, rain 72%
  • Wed1.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 72%
  • Thu4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 19%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m670 ft. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest airport
1 km1 miNorth Ronaldsay Airport (NRL)

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

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