Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 6AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
434 | 361 | 244 | 392 | 234 | 363 | 354 | 325 | 318 | 235 | 235 | 276 | 365 | 264 | 215 | 169 | 132 | 190 | 266 | 175 | 228 | 266 | 364 | 282 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:23AM2.53m | 5:24PM2.41m | 5:25AM2.62m | 6:18PM2.58m | 6:25AM2.76m | 7:08PM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12PM1.08m | 11:00AM0.65m | 11:22PM0.98m | 12:01PM0.54m | 00:26AM0.80m | 12:57PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:24 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NNE 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | W 14 | W 12 |
434 | 361 | 244 | 6 | 234 | 363 | 354 | 325 | 318 | 235 | 235 | 276 | 365 | 264 | 215 | 169 | 132 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 60 | 248 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 16 | W 16 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 9 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | NNW 7 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | W 10 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 6 |
— | — | 12 | 392 | 60 | 32 | — | — | — | 36 | 54 | 47 | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 190 | 266 | 175 | 228 | 266 | 364 | 282 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 45 | 47 | 472 | 395 | 1138 | 1138 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 8 | 49 | 0 | 23 | 511 | 472 | 632 | 632 | 654 | 561 | 632 |
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