Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (21 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 11PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 318 | 218 | 173 | 143 | 120 | 91 | 92 | 86 | 82 | 71 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 30 | 29 | 44 | 77 | 96 | 102 | 101 | 72 | 56 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:48PM2.44m | 2:52AM2.76m | 3:50PM2.37m | 3:55AM2.60m | 4:50PM2.36m | 4:58AM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.87m | 9:23AM0.58m | 9:35PM0.99m | 10:27AM0.71m | 10:48PM1.04m | 11:30AM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 3:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:30 | — | — | — | — | 10:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 7 | N 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 367 | 318 | 218 | 173 | 143 | 120 | 91 | 89 | 69 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 72 | 8 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 14 | N 7 | W 9 | N 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 33 | 70 | 92 | 86 | 82 | 71 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 77 | 96 | 102 | 101 | — | 56 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 632 | 222 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 51 | 0 |
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