Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 2AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 121 | 92 | 141 | 69 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 67 | 62 | 49 | 422 | 1551 | 2314 | 2153 | 2479 | 2487 | 2315 | 2215 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:55PM3.19m | 11:17AM3.01m | 11:36PM3.02m | 11:57AM2.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM0.17m | 5:18AM0.15m | 5:35PM0.27m | 5:59AM0.38m | 6:21PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 192 | 121 | 92 | 141 | 69 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 67 | 62 | 49 | 422 | 1551 | 2314 | 2153 | 2479 | 2487 | 2315 | 2215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | W 15 | N 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 13 | NNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | E 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 143 | 240 | 228 | 220 | 235 | 251 | 286 | 56 | 40 | 42 | 46 | 44 | 20 | 9 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 418 | 576 | 576 | 623 | 623 | 632 | 85 | 113 | 60 | 168 | 154 | 49 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
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