Current weather conditions and live observations for Bay of Skaill based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Bay of Skaill right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.
Current Weather near Bay of Skaill
as reported by 5 closest weather stations
| Weather Station | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Temp. | Visibility | Visibility / Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site 8 km S3 m above sea level 2 hours ago | - °C | - | - | |||
16 km SSE8 m above sea level 1 hour ago | dry | calm (0 km/h at °) | 11 °C | - | - -- 0 | |
Kirkwall Airport 29 km ESE220 m above sea level 2 hours ago | moderate winds from the WNW (24 km/h at 290°) | 13 °C | 10.0 | 10.0 few | ||
Wick Airport 69 km SSE216 m above sea level 2 hours ago | moderate winds from the NW (24 km/h at 310°) | 12 °C | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||
Altnaharra NO 2 106 km SSW81 m above sea level 1 hour ago | wind obs. (15 kph from 240 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°) | 15.4 °C | 23 | 23 - | ||
Moray Firth WaveNet Site 121 km S3 m above sea level 1 hour ago | - (- km/h at -°) | - °C | - | - | ||
SHIP2943 127 km SE15 m above sea level 3 hours ago | - (- km/h at -°) | - °C | 43.5 km | 43.5 km | ||
SHIP4014 127 km SE15 m above sea level 3 hours ago | - (- km/h at -°) | - °C | 43.5 km | 43.5 km | ||
SHIP454 127 km SE3 m above sea level 3 hours ago | - (- km/h at -°) | 13.9 °C | 50.0 | 50.0 | ||
SHIP3443 127 km SE15 m above sea level 2 hours ago | - (- km/h at -°) | - °C | 17.7 km | 17.7 km |
* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Bay of Skaill and within an acceptable time window.

(- km/h at -°)