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Scapa beach

Scotland, United Kingdom

Scapa beach 3 photos

  • Kite surfing in Scapa Bay

    Kite surfing in Scapa Bay. Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Scapa Beach and the re-furbished Scapa Distillery

    Scapa Beach and the re-furbished Scapa Distillery. John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Scapa Pier, Orkney Islands

    Scapa Pier, Orkney Islands. Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:43 pm
9 am
4.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
7°C44°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
127 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:43 pm
Today
4.4Fair9 am1711
4.4Fair10 am1711
4.7Fair11 am128
4.7Fair12 pm85
4.4Fair1 pm96
4.3Fair2 pm42
3.9Poor3 pm42
3.5Poor4 pm96
3.2Poor5 pm106
Sat
4.7Fair9 am128
4.3Fair10 am1912
3.9Poor11 am2314
3.1Poor12 pm3019
2.9Poor1 pm3824
2.2Poor2 pm4528
1.5Poor3 pm5132
0.7Poor4 pm5232
0.7Poor5 pm5635
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, 0.5 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.9 m. High at 9 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 3 am, -1.4 mHigh 9 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 3 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 3 am, -1.4 m5 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • High 9 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 3 am, -1.4 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.

  • Sun2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 53 km/h33 mph, rain 95%
  • Mon4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 24%
  • Tue1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 77 km/h48 mph, rain 66%
  • Wed2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 70%
  • Thu5.7 GoodBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 20%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms350 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m700 ft. Fee not listed
  • Picnic tables470 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.5 km1.6 miKirkwall (town)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miKirkwall Airport (KOI)

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

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