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Bay of Skaill surf Forecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 27 Apr 2024 BST
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Bay of Skaill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bay of Skaill sea temperature is 8.2°C (Statistics for 27 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 8.1 °C max: 8.9 °C min: 7.0 °C)
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Bay of Skaill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bay of Skaill sea temperature is 8.2°C (Statistics for 27 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 8.1 °C max: 8.9 °C min: 7.0 °C)


How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today?

The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 8AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (27 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (27 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.2
N
1.1
N
3
W
3
W
2.4
W
1.9
W
1.5
W
1.2
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
WNW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)1212121111111010101099957887887777121111111110101010999999988888888141313131212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5744803833022421881711279692878359133186164161747882640392238147861298784110110929492906463414125251413121255556161414131125252221212120
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
NE
50
N
10
WNW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
SW
15
SSW
20
SE
35
SSE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:12AM
2.79
11:27PM
2.80
11:48AM
2.63
12:05AM
2.68
12:35PM
2.45
12:55AM
2.54
1:40PM
2.28
2:05AM
2.43
3:14PM
2.18
3:33AM
2.43
4:47PM
2.25
4:52AM
2.55
5:58PM
2.43
5:57AM
2.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14AM
0.46
5:29PM
0.56
5:52AM
0.58
6:07PM
0.72
6:36AM
0.72
6:52PM
0.89
7:32AM
0.84
7:50PM
1.05
8:46AM
0.90
9:07PM
1.14
10:15AM
0.81
10:37PM
1.10
11:33AM
0.59
11:52PM
0.92
12:34PM
0.31
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise-5:24-------5:22-------5:20-------5:16-------5:13-------5:11-------5:09-------5:07--
Sunset-----8:58-------9:00-------9:01-------9:05-------9:07-------9:08-------9:12------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C66777777777765587778810999999899988899888910101112131311101110999999101013
Feels °C (?)110-1-1-1-100-10-1-3-5-66-3-4-333310001201121235543456567865465433445669

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