Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 7PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 151 | 187 | 173 | 136 | 133 | 125 | 154 | 151 | 267 | 75 | 73 | 77 | 97 | 100 | 95 | 144 | 124 | 224 | 224 | 228 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:50AM3.06m | 9:57PM3.46m | 10:32AM3.07m | 10:38PM3.48m | 11:11AM3.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM0.16m | 4:21AM-0.24m | 4:28PM0.12m | 5:01AM-0.21m | 5:07PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 123 | 151 | 187 | 173 | 136 | 133 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 71 | 224 | 224 | 228 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 36 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 9 | NW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 154 | 151 | 267 | 75 | 73 | 77 | 97 | 100 | 95 | 144 | 124 | 65 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 51 | 47 | 97 | 713 | 713 | 876 | 834 | 834 | 642 | 874 | 1056 | 1730 | 754 | 97 |
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