Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 9PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1189 | 803 | 610 | 520 | 384 | 332 | 240 | 186 | 148 | 115 | 58 | 48 | 73 | 45 | 13 | 3218 | 4815 | 3129 | 2449 | 2653 | 2371 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:37AM3.12m | 9:46PM3.23m | 10:07AM3.11m | 10:20PM3.13m | 10:37AM3.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42PM0.16m | 4:02AM0.06m | 4:16PM0.18m | 4:34AM0.22m | 4:50PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 12 | SE 8 | W 14 | W 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 1189 | 803 | 610 | 520 | 384 | 332 | 240 | 186 | 148 | 115 | 58 | 41 | 73 | 45 | 13 | 10 | 3508 | 3129 | 10 | 10 | 684 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WSW 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 63 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 37 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | W 15 | W 14 | NNE 8 | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 5 | W 12 | W 13 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 42 | 57 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 127 | 110 | 3218 | 4815 | — | 2449 | 2653 | 2371 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 45 | 77 | 113 | 345 | 626 | 225 | 203 | 203 | 225 | 222 | 62 |
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