Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (04 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 12AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Sat 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
229 | 219 | 209 | 190 | 184 | 177 | 134 | 127 | 121 | 119 | 157 | 121 | 501 | 531 | 672 | 584 | 778 | 651 | 841 | 776 | 711 | 625 | 604 | 474 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:26PM2.82m | 11:53AM2.49m | 00:04AM2.74m | 12:35PM2.35m | 00:45AM2.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM0.68m | 5:47AM0.59m | 5:51PM0.76m | 6:29AM0.67m | 6:30PM0.85m | 7:13AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:05 | — | — | — | |
— | — | 10:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:16 | — | — | — | — | 10:17 | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 12 | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
229 | 219 | 209 | 190 | 184 | 177 | 134 | 127 | 121 | 119 | 157 | 121 | 501 | 531 | 672 | 584 | 281 | 651 | 841 | 776 | 711 | 625 | 604 | 474 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 13 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | — | — | N 5 | — |
18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 118 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 26 | 331 | 10 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 18 | SE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | SE 7 | E 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 11 | — | E 6 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
5 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 53 | 150 | 136 | 123 | 106 | 778 | — | 3 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 63 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 77 | 51 | 48 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 576 | 62 | 54 | 472 | 210 | 47 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 49 | 51 | 113 | 113 |
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