Bay of Skaill Surf Break

Lat Long: 59.05° N 3.34° W

Bay of Skaill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bay of Skaill sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.1° 

Bay of Skaill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 8AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.2
W
11
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
12
1
W
15
1.8
W
16
2.2
W
15
2.1
W
15
2.3
W
15
2.4
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.3
W
12
2.2
W
12
2
W
12
2
W
11
2
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
69
24
24
10
64
62
47
422
1551
2293
1937
2249
2261
2281
2204
1968
1756
1703
1572
1369
1113
1022
966
Wind (km/h)
55
SE
60
SE
60
SE
65
SE
50
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
S
30
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:55PM3.19m
11:17AM3.01m
11:36PM3.02m
11:57AM2.87m
00:25AM2.78m
12:47PM2.68m
Low Tide
5:18AM0.15m
5:35PM0.27m
5:59AM0.38m
6:21PM0.44m
6:45AM0.65m
7:16PM0.65m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
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7:18
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Temp °C
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
3
2
2
2
7
9
7
7
9
9
10
9
9
12
9
7
6
6
7
8
11
11
7
4
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