Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 4PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 116 | 147 | 133 | 160 | 67 | 157 | 131 | 123 | 151 | 181 | 173 | 170 | 127 | 125 | 122 | 120 | 90 | 81 | 160 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:06AM2.98m | 9:14PM3.34m | 9:50AM3.06m | 9:57PM3.46m | 10:32AM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06PM0.27m | 3:39AM-0.15m | 3:48PM0.16m | 4:21AM-0.24m | 4:28PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 116 | 147 | 133 | 160 | 51 | 157 | 131 | 123 | 151 | 181 | 173 | 170 | 127 | 125 | 122 | 120 | 90 | 81 | 41 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 67 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 44 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | N 7 | SE 7 | N 12 | N 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | — | — | N 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 9 | W 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 10 | 160 | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 336 | 1194 | 632 | 623 | 654 |
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