Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 5AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 55 | 72 | 193 | 234 | 365 | 515 | 507 | 378 | 257 | 226 | 181 | 89 | 59 | 45 | 34 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 176 | 650 | 1172 | 1087 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:02AM2.80m | 1:41PM2.49m | 1:54AM2.64m | 2:40PM2.39m | 3:03AM2.49m | 3:56PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM0.53m | 7:46PM0.82m | 8:26AM0.72m | 8:48PM0.96m | 9:35AM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — |
mm | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 54 | 55 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 89 | 59 | 45 | 34 | 24 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 9 | W 11 | W 7 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | N 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 77 | 41 | 51 | 193 | 234 | 365 | 515 | 507 | 378 | 257 | 226 | 181 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 51 | 74 | 176 | 650 | 1172 | 1087 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 222 | 1194 | 210 | 254 | 1152 | 973 | 360 | 421 | 303 | 264 | 197 | 43 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 50 |
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