Check the Beach

Sand of Cornquoy

Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sand of Cornquoy 2 photos

  • Beach and house at Roy, Holm, Orkney. On the peninsula of Rose Ness, this is the end of the road. The Bay of Cornquoy is sheltered by Rose Ness from the open sea.

    Beach and house at Roy, Holm, Orkney. On the peninsula of Rose Ness, this is the end of the road. The Bay of Cornquoy is sheltered by Rose Ness from the open sea.. Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Ullapow, Rose Ness, Holm. Sandy beach, looking across Ullapow (the skerry standing out from the shore) to St Mary's in the distance. The long, low line just visible along the water horizon is the No.1

    Ullapow, Rose Ness, Holm. Sandy beach, looking across Ullapow (the skerry standing out from the shore) to St Mary's in the distance. The long, low line just visible along the water horizon is the No.1. Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:43 pm
9 am
3.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
10 am
4.0
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
3.9
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Sand of Cornquoy.

Partner links

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
10°C50°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
2012 km/hmph S
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:43 pm
Today
3.9Poor9 am2415
4.0Fair10 am2214
4.2Fair11 am1811
3.9Poor12 pm2214
3.9Poor1 pm1711
3.8Poor2 pm1711
3.4Poor3 pm1912
3.4Poor4 pm149
3.0Poor5 pm1610
Sat
3.9Poor9 am2013
3.7Poor10 am2515
2.9Poor11 am3220
2.8Poor12 pm4125
2.7Poor1 pm5232
1.9Poor2 pm5836
1.2Poor3 pm6541
0.4Poor4 pm6842
0.4Poor5 pm7345
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 am, 0.6 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.9 m. High at 10 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 4 am, -1.5 mHigh 10 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 3 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 4 am, -1.5 m5 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 10 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 10 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.

  • Sun1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 58 km/h36 mph, rain 93%
  • Mon3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 49 km/h30 mph, rain 26%
  • Tue1.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 90 km/h56 mph, rain 70%
  • Wed2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 67%
  • Thu5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 20%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
4.7 km2.9 miToab (village)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miKirkwall Airport (KOI)

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

Nearby beaches