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Sands of Green

Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

No photo of Sands of Green yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:41 pm
9 am
4.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.2
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.0
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.0
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
9°C47°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
2013 km/hmph S
Gusts
3119 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:41 pm
Today
4.1Fair9 am2314
4.2Fair10 am2013
4.2Fair11 am1912
4.3Fair12 pm1711
4.1Fair1 pm1811
4.0Fair2 pm1710
3.9Poor3 pm74
3.6Poor4 pm32
2.0Poor5 pm138
Sat
4.2Fair9 am1711
3.9Poor10 am2314
3.2Poor11 am3019
3.1Poor12 pm3622
3.0Poor1 pm4326
2.3Poor2 pm4830
1.6Poor3 pm5735
0.8Poor4 pm5937
0.7Poor5 pm6238
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, -0.9 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 3 am, -1.5 mHigh 9 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 3 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 3 am, -1.5 m5 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 9 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 3 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.

  • Sun1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 66 km/h41 mph, rain 88%
  • Mon3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 58 km/h36 mph, rain 24%
  • Tue1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 87 km/h54 mph, rain 67%
  • Wed2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h26 mph, rain 75%
  • Thu5.5 GoodBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 18%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
9.1 km5.6 miWhitehall (village)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miEday Airport (EOI)

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

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