Bay of Skaill Surf Break

Bay of Skaill, United Kingdom Weather Observations

Lat Long: 59.05° N 3.34° W

Issued: 6 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bay of Skaill sea temperature is
10.6° C

Normal for this time of year

Bay of Skaill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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 WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

EMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site

8 km S3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Stromness

16 km SSE8 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
0
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kirkwall Airport

29 km ESE220 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
25
moderate winds from the WNW
(24 km/h at 290°)
13 °C10.0
10.0
few

Wick Airport

69 km SSE216 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
25
moderate winds from the NW
(24 km/h at 310°)
12 °C10.0
10.0


Altnaharra NO 2

106 km SSW81 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearno report
wind obs. (15 kph from 240 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
15.4 °C23
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 -°)
- °C43.5 km
43.5 km


SHIP4014

127 km SE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C43.5 km
43.5 km


SHIP454

127 km SE3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
13.9 °C50.0
50.0


SHIP3443

127 km SE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C17.7 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.

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