Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 4PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 102 | 74 | 55 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 45 | 151 | 144 | 163 | 192 | 90 | 157 | 92 | 160 | 151 | 177 | 173 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 8:15AM2.83m | 8:28PM3.13m | 9:06AM2.98m | 9:14PM3.34m | 9:50AM3.06m | 9:57PM3.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21PM0.45m | 2:53AM0.05m | 3:06PM0.27m | 3:39AM-0.15m | 3:48PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 15 | 10 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 8 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 6 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 130 | 102 | 74 | 55 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 151 | 144 | 163 | 192 | 39 | 157 | 92 | 160 | 151 | 177 | 173 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 90 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 51 | 48 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 7 | N 7 | SE 6 | W 12 | N 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 49 | 49 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
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