Check the Beach

Sand Geo

Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sand Geo 3 photos

  • Fishermen's huts, Sand Geo

    Fishermen's huts, Sand Geo. Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Fishermen's Huts at Sand Geo, Marwick The Marwick fishermen started using Sand Geo in 1896 after a tramp steamer beached at their usual landing place to the north. The three huts were built between 18

    Fishermen's Huts at Sand Geo, Marwick The Marwick fishermen started using Sand Geo in 1896 after a tramp steamer beached at their usual landing place to the north. The three huts were built between 18. John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Rusty old winch, Sand Geo

    Rusty old winch, Sand Geo. Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:44 pm
9 am
5.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
10 am
3.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.2
7 km/h4 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
5°C40°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
138 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
1.9 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:44 pm
Today
5.2Fair9 am159
3.6Poor10 am159
3.7Poor11 am127
3.7Poor12 pm117
3.5Poor1 pm106
3.2Poor2 pm96
2.7Poor3 pm96
2.4Poor4 pm106
2.2Poor5 pm74
Sat
3.3Poor9 am159
3.2Poor10 am1610
3.2Poor11 am1811
2.2Poor12 pm2918
2.1Poor1 pm3723
1.6Poor2 pm4125
1.0Poor3 pm4930
0.4Poor4 pm5232
0.4Poor5 pm5534
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 pm, -1.2 m. High at 7 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 1 am, -1.8 mLow 1 pm, -1.2 m4 ftHigh 7 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 1 am, -1.8 m6 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 1 pm, -1.2 m4 ft
  • High 7 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 1 am, -1.8 m6 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.

  • Sun1.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 97%
  • Mon2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 31%
  • Tue1.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 71 km/h44 mph, rain 67%
  • Wed1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 76%
  • Thu4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 24%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Picnic tables70 m220 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
4.2 km2.6 miTwatt (village)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miKirkwall Airport (KOI)

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

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