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Bay of Skaill Surf Forecast
/ Scot – Orkney (6 surf breaks) /
Bay of Skaill surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 BST
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today?
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 4AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 6 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 45 | 40 | 82 | 77 | 101 | 117 | 130 | 127 | 122 | 90 | 85 | 59 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:21AM 2.64 | 4:16PM 2.43 | 4:38AM 2.57 | 5:28PM 2.50 | 5:57AM 2.59 | 6:36PM 2.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:06PM 0.88 | 9:54AM 0.67 | 10:23PM 0.93 | 11:10AM 0.75 | 11:47PM 0.85 | 12:25PM 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 4:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:35 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 10:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Scot - Orkney
Continuing clean conditions at Bay of Skaill (calm at Stromness 16 km from Bay of Skaill). 0.3m 8s swell from the W with a 0.2m 6s windswell from the NNE and a 0.1m 3s local chop from the W as well as a 0.1m 2s local chop from the N. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.
16 km away, 1 h 24 min ago
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