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 | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Temp. | Visibility | Visibility / Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wick Airport 22 km SSE216 m above sea level 2 hours ago | 12 °C | 10.0 | 10.0 few | |||
32 km N8 m above sea level 49 minutes ago | dry | calm (0 km/h at °) | 12 °C | - | - -- 0 | |
Kirkwall Airport 38 km NNE220 m above sea level 2 hours ago | light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 180 to 250 degs) (13 km/h at 220°) | 13 °C | 10.0 | 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 | 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 -°) | - °C | 23 | 23 -- - | |
hy2b358E58N 88 km SE15 m above sea level 3 hours ago | light winds from the W (10 km/h at 262°) | - °C | - km | - km | ||
hy2b358E59N 92 km E15 m above sea level 3 hours ago | 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 -°) | - °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 Gills Bay and within an acceptable time window.

(7 km/h at 220°)