Gills Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 58.64° N 3.16° W

Gills Bay, United Kingdom Weather Observations

Weather Forecast for Gills Bay

Issued: 6 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gills Bay sea temperature is
10.3° C

Normal for this time of year

Gills Bay 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 Gills Bay 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 Gills Bay right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Gills Bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Wick Airport

22 km SSE216 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
5
light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 200 to 260 degs)
(7 km/h at 220°)
12 °C10.0
10.0
few

Stromness

32 km N8 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
0
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kirkwall Airport

38 km NNE220 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 180 to 250 degs)
(13 km/h at 220°)
13 °C10.0
10.0
few

EMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site

41 km NW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Moray Firth WaveNet Site

76 km S3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


hy2b356E59N

77 km WNW15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the SW
(26 km/h at 225°)
- °C- km
- km


Altnaharra NO 2

84 km SW81 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (15 kph from 240 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
- °C23
23
-
-
-

hy2b358E58N

88 km SE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
10
light winds from the W
(10 km/h at 262°)
- °C- km
- km


hy2b358E59N

92 km E15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
10
light winds from the ESE
(11 km/h at 122°)
- °C- km
- km


SHIP3373

93 km ESE15 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 Gills Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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