Sun 25 Oct	09:5011:3015:30
Mon 26 Oct – Tue 27 Oct, Thu 29 Oct – Fri 30 Oct	07:3009:5013:5515:3017:15
Wed 28 Oct	07:3009:5015:3017:15
Sat 31 Oct	07:3009:5013:0015:3017:15

Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 7 Dec 2027.

Weather at sea

Place	TodaySun 25 Oct	TomorrowMon 26 Oct
Wyre
Wyre	Wind from W 36–37 knBeaufort 8 · galegusts 60 knwaves 2.0–2.3 m9 °Cprecipitation up to 0.9 mm/hvisibility down to 3.7 km	Wind from W 14–36 knBeaufort 4–8 · galegusts 53 knwaves 0.4–2.2 m9–13 °Cprecipitation up to 3.1 mm/hvisibility down to 2.4 km
Mid-crossing
Mid-crossing	Wind from NW 35–38 knBeaufort 8 · galegusts 54 knwaves 2.1–2.4 m8–9 °Cprecipitation up to 1.1 mm/hvisibility down to 4.3 km	Wind from W 14–38 knBeaufort 4–8 · galegusts 49 knwaves 0.4–2.3 m9–12 °Cprecipitation up to 3.2 mm/hvisibility down to 2.2 km
Tingwall
Tingwall	Wind from W 36–37 knBeaufort 8 · galegusts 54 knwaves 2.1–2.4 m9 °Cprecipitation up to 0.9 mm/hvisibility down to 4.3 km	Wind from W 14–36 knBeaufort 4–8 · galegusts 49 knwaves 0.3–2.0 m9–13 °Cprecipitation up to 3.1 mm/hvisibility down to 2.2 km

Forecast issued 25 Oct, 15:08. It doesn’t tell whether a sailing will run: that is up to the operator.

Data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Wind converted from m/s to knots and the Beaufort scale. Waves come from the nearest sea point of MET’s ocean model, which covers north-west Europe only; gusts only where MET forecasts them (the Nordic area).Weather data by Open-Meteo.com. Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Models ECMWF IFS and ECMWF WAM (© ECMWF, CC BY 4.0), 9 km grid: wind in knots converted to the Beaufort scale, temperature at sea level, precipitation (rain, showers and snow) as the hourly total shown for the hour it falls in, waves and mean wave period from the model’s nearest sea point, visibility shown only below 5 km; nearby places in the same grid cell share the same figures.Daily lows and highs, and the hour with the most precipitation, worked out by ferrywhere. Each figure comes from MET Norway where MET forecasts it, otherwise from Open-Meteo.

Questions about this route

How many ferries are there from Wyre to Tingwall today?

There are 3 sailings today from Wyre to Tingwall: the first at 09:50, the last at 15:30.

How long is the ferry from Wyre to Tingwall?

The crossing takes 40 min, between 30 min and 3 h 10 min depending on the sailing.

Which ferry companies sail from Wyre to Tingwall?

The route is operated by Orkney Ferries.

What time is the first and last ferry from Wyre to Tingwall?

The first ferry usually leaves at 07:30 and the last at 17:15, local time in Wyre.

How often does the ferry from Wyre to Tingwall run?

32 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.

About this route

Orkney Ferries currently sails from Wyre to Tingwall every day, 3 to 5 times a day. The first departure is usually at 07:30 and the last at 17:15.

The crossing covers 7.4 km (4 nmi) and takes 40 min, between 30 min and 3 h 10 min depending on the sailing. Some sailings call at Egilsay and Rousay on the way.

Eynhallow has sailed this route in the last 30 days. Tingwall can also be reached by ferry from Rousay. In the other direction, from Tingwall to Wyre, there are 31 sailings a week.

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Ports

Wyre: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
Tingwall: departures and arrivals todayarrival port

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Timetables: Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport). · Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0Feed last read on 25 Oct 2026.

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