Check the Beach

The Ayre

Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

The Ayre 3 photos

  • The Ayre, South Walls

    The Ayre, South Walls. Alan Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • South Walls: beach at The Ayre

    South Walls: beach at The Ayre. Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • South Walls: The Ayre

    South Walls: The Ayre. Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:45 pm
9 am
4.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
3.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.4
1 km/h1 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.6
2 km/h1 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°C45°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
138 km/hmph S
Gusts
2214 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:45 pm
Today
4.1Fair9 am159
4.3Fair10 am127
4.1Fair11 am85
3.9Poor12 pm53
3.7Poor1 pm74
3.4Poor2 pm11
3.1Poor3 pm53
2.8Poor4 pm74
2.6Poor5 pm21
Sat
3.8Poor9 am1610
3.6Poor10 am1912
3.2Poor11 am2515
2.5Poor12 pm3421
2.3Poor1 pm4025
1.7Poor2 pm4427
0.5Poor3 pm5232
0.4Poor4 pm5434
0.5Poor5 pm5735
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 pm, -1.1 m. High at 7 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 2 am, -1.7 mLow 1 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 2 am, -1.7 m6 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 1 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 2 am, -1.7 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.

  • Sun0.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 67 km/h42 mph, rain 97%
  • Mon2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 59 km/h37 mph, rain 25%
  • Tue1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 93 km/h57 mph, rain 72%
  • Wed1.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 65%
  • Thu5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 18%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 400 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Boat ramp460 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town
2.3 km1.4 miLonghope (village)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miFlotta Isle Airstrip (FLH)

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

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