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Bay of Skaill Surf Forecast
/ Scot – Orkney (6 surf breaks) /
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Bay of Skaill surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 21 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.1° 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 1PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 7 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | |
278 | 928 | 271 | 166 | 302 | 303 | 114 | 114 | 83 | 184 | 130 | 104 | 73 | 133 | 78 | 102 | 180 | 91 | 122 | 182 | 255 | 308 | 293 | 292 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:02PM2.67m | 1:13AM2.92m | 2:12PM2.47m | 2:20AM2.79m | 3:28PM2.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM0.24m | 6:56PM0.69m | 7:45AM0.40m | 7:56PM0.88m | 8:55AM0.53m | 9:07PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | 9:55 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 11 | N 7 | W 11 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 11 | WSW 11 | SE 6 | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 |
 kJ | 239 | 928 | 244 | 140 | 302 | 1 | 114 | 94 | 62 | 184 | 130 | 104 | 73 | 133 | 78 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 37 | 1 | 19 | 131 | 292 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NE 8 | W 12 | W 11 | N 7 | ESE 6 | N 7 | W 11 | W 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 6 | W 10 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 11 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 271 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 114 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 5 | — | N 6 | N 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 6 | — | W 10 | — | SE 6 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | WSW 11 | W 6 | — | S 2 | E 5 | S 3 | SSE 2 | WSW 6 | WNW 3 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — |
| kJ | 278 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 303 | 73 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 180 | 91 | 122 | 182 | 255 | 308 | 293 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 351 | 64 | 21 | 23 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 49 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Orkney Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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