Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 4AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 106 | 154 | 184 | 190 | 122 | 82 | 54 | 66 | 145 | 121 | 120 | 144 | 151 | 287 | 398 | 413 | 364 | 364 | 211 | 207 | 202 | 200 | 234 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:16PM3.09m | 10:41AM2.75m | 10:46PM3.12m | 11:12AM2.73m | 11:16PM3.10m | 11:44AM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.24m | 4:36PM0.40m | 5:07AM0.19m | 5:09PM0.40m | 5:40AM0.20m | 5:43PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 82 | 23 | 37 | 61 | 115 | 120 | 144 | 151 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 298 | 364 | 211 | 207 | 202 | 200 | 234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | W 8 | N 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 69 | 106 | 154 | 184 | 190 | 122 | — | 54 | 66 | 145 | 121 | 97 | 78 | 75 | 287 | 398 | 413 | 364 | — | 163 | 163 | 123 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 463 | 66 | 97 | 474 | 1331 | 47 | 45 | 70 | 97 | 66 | 85 | 882 | 882 | 882 | 1014 | 472 | 85 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 170 | 21 | 0 |
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