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Bay of Skaill surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 BST
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Bay of Skaill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bay of Skaill sea temperature is
9.2° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today?

The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 2PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s

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

Hourly12 Days
Orkney Islands Surf
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Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
0.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
NW
1.6
W
1.9
WNW
1.9
NW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
0.9
WNW
1.5
WNW
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.3
NW
1.3
W
1.5
WNW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.8
W
2.2
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
Period(s) (?)101010109991816151514141313121211111110101099988888888888888810567777777777767889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2592041962672352242191279982102295164926039501843393243263819921547141011181117131010841011413504473392364318345337346412422432382347273230163108325366316281160181222897573166204245440808805780
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
40
WNW
40
W
45
W
55
WNW
50
NNW
45
N
45
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
W
45
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
55
W
50
W
45
WNW
55
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononononcross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:01AM
3.24
11:18PM
3.18
11:52AM
2.99
12:07AM
3.01
12:51PM
2.71
1:03AM
2.80
2:01PM
2.44
2:12AM
2.62
3:25PM
2.26
3:33AM
2.51
4:49PM
2.23
4:50AM
2.51
5:57PM
2.30
5:54AM
2.56
6:48PM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
0.18
5:40AM
0.10
6:00PM
0.46
6:32AM
0.31
6:50PM
0.75
7:33AM
0.55
7:49PM
1.00
8:47AM
0.75
9:04PM
1.17
10:16AM
0.82
10:34PM
1.20
11:36AM
0.75
11:51PM
1.10
12:33PM
0.64
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise-------5:16-------5:13-------5:11-------5:09-------5:07-------5:03-------5:01----
Sunset---9:01-------9:05-------9:07-------9:08-------9:12-------9:14-------9:15-------9:19
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C15161616141210999998889999999888766655566666777899977788777899910997
Feels °C (?)111212131275310-1-1-2-2-2000100-1-4-3-2-3-4-4-3-5-4-5-3-2-2-2-110-1-2124-1-101222100-2-3-1-1-1-5
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