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Sands of Wright

Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sands of Wright 3 photos

  • Sand of Wright. View towards Hoxa Head. The stones have been set up to mimic one of Orkney's many stone circles.

    Sand of Wright. View towards Hoxa Head. The stones have been set up to mimic one of Orkney's many stone circles.. Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Sand of Wright Orkney has many delightful sweeps of sand such as this one at Hoxa - given the chilly wet conditions, however, it was unsurprising that there was nobody about.

    Sand of Wright Orkney has many delightful sweeps of sand such as this one at Hoxa - given the chilly wet conditions, however, it was unsurprising that there was nobody about.. Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Sand of Wright, Hoxa Sheltered beac in Widewell Bay with beach sculpture inspired by Orcadian prehistory.

    Sand of Wright, Hoxa Sheltered beac in Widewell Bay with beach sculpture inspired by Orcadian prehistory.. Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:43 pm
9 am
4.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.9
8 km/h5 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
6°C42°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
117 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:43 pm
Today
4.6Fair9 am127
4.5Fair10 am106
4.4Fair11 am96
4.2Fair12 pm106
4.0Fair1 pm53
3.8Poor2 pm32
3.4Poor3 pm138
3.2Poor4 pm85
2.9Poor5 pm85
Sat
4.4Fair9 am106
4.3Fair10 am138
3.8Poor11 am1811
3.2Poor12 pm2616
2.6Poor1 pm3522
1.9Poor2 pm4125
1.1Poor3 pm4629
0.4Poor4 pm5132
0.4Poor5 pm6037
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 2 pm, -0.9 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 3 am, -1.5 mHigh 9 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 2 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 3 am, -1.5 m5 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 9 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 2 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.

  • Sun1.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 67 km/h42 mph, rain 97%
  • Mon2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 59 km/h36 mph, rain 24%
  • Tue1.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 93 km/h57 mph, rain 69%
  • Wed1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 66%
  • Thu5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 16%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms130 m440 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m410 ft. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest town
800 m0.5 miHoxa (village)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miFlotta Isle Airstrip (FLH)

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

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