Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 12AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10270 | 7766 | 6342 | 5012 | 4059 | 3721 | 2854 | 2043 | 1655 | 1492 | 1230 | 1197 | 1069 | 917 | 738 | 753 | 816 | 815 | 1122 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:41PM3.09m | 9:09AM2.94m | 9:12PM3.22m | 9:39AM3.05m | 9:44PM3.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.45m | 3:01AM0.07m | 3:09PM0.29m | 3:33AM-0.04m | 3:43PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | N 9 | N 9 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 10270 | 7766 | 6342 | 5012 | 4059 | 2 | 2 | 2043 | 1655 | 1492 | 1230 | 1197 | 1069 | 917 | 738 | 753 | 816 | 815 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 18 | 34 | 33 | 39 | 58 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 6 | — | SSW 4 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | W 4 | — | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | 35 | 3721 | 2854 | — | — | 5 | 26 | 46 | 60 | 66 | 97 | 87 | 12 | — | 1122 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 472 | 47 | 50 | 49 | 642 | 472 | 51 | 47 | 50 | 49 | 79 | 79 | 51 | 631 | 632 | 97 | 51 | 23 | 50 |
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