
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 12AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | N 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
246 | 240 | 275 | 337 | 692 | 1088 | 963 | 643 | 464 | 257 | 182 | 127 | 135 | 138 | 107 | 105 | 60 | 86 | 131 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:11PM2.89m | 9:35AM2.70m | 9:45PM3.01m | 10:08AM2.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59PM0.66m | 3:27AM0.47m | 3:32PM0.53m | 4:01AM0.33m | 4:04PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
246 | 240 | 194 | 157 | 123 | 97 | 76 | 55 | 55 | 257 | 182 | 113 | 135 | 138 | 107 | 105 | 60 | 58 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | N 9 | SE 4 | — | — | — | N 8 | SE 6 | NW 8 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 10 | NW 7 |
133 | 159 | 198 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 84 | 65 | 127 | 76 | 55 | 40 | 39 | 27 | 4 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | N 8 | N 9 | NW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | NW 10 | SE 5 | — |
3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 37 | 62 | 33 | 21 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SW 2 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
4 | 1 | 275 | 337 | 692 | 1088 | 963 | 643 | 464 | 247 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 86 | 131 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 23 | 43 | 47 | 176 | 170 | 176 | 395 | 47 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 66 | 496 | 474 |
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