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Bay of Skaill surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 GMT
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Bay of Skaill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bay of Skaill sea temperature is
8.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today?

The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 7AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WNW
2.1
W
1.9
WNW
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)151414141313131212121212121817161515141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2315185815121065812673483377356295235180171427716737786706668561407277273209
Wind
(km/h)
55
SE
60
SE
60
SE
60
ESE
65
ESE
70
ESE
75
ESE
70
ESE
70
ESE
75
SE
75
SE
75
SE
75
SE
70
SE
70
SE
65
SE
70
ESE
70
ESE
70
ESE
70
ESE
70
ESE
65
ESE
65
ESE
65
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:54PM
2.77
10:00AM
3.16
10:27PM
2.75
10:32AM
3.14
11:01PM
2.70
11:06AM
3.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:51AM
0.37
4:23PM
0.16
4:25AM
0.38
4:59PM
0.16
5:00AM
0.45
5:36PM
0.23
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise----8:45-------8:42-------8:41---
Sunset------4:04-------4:06-------4:08-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C987755666666555555444444
Feels °C (?)-2-4-6-6-9-10-10-8-9-10-10-10-11-11-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-11-11-10
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