Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 8PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNE 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 88 | 58 | 41 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 7 | 1535 | 1361 | 920 | 911 | 1051 | 3198 | 2086 | 1848 | 1310 | 1320 | 1890 | 4013 | 9237 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:07AM3.11m | 10:20PM3.13m | 10:37AM3.05m | 10:55PM2.98m | 11:08AM2.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16PM0.18m | 4:34AM0.22m | 4:50PM0.28m | 5:05AM0.42m | 5:24PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 15 |
| kJ | 117 | 88 | 58 | 41 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 121 | 3 | 3 | 787 | 2086 | 1848 | 1310 | 1320 | 1890 | 4013 | 9237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WNW 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | N 10 | SE 8 | N 10 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 14 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | W 15 | W 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | N 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | WSW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 118 | 94 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 40 | 150 | 1535 | 1361 | 920 | 911 | 1051 | 3198 | — | 15 | 60 | 96 | 142 | 193 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 49 | 45 | 0 | 49 | 337 | 60 | 472 | 222 | 225 | 222 | 222 | 472 | 222 | 50 | 60 | 60 | 1042 | 713 | 754 | 54 |
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