Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 8AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 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) | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 69 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 64 | 62 | 47 | 422 | 1551 | 2293 | 1937 | 2249 | 2261 | 2281 | 2204 | 1968 | 1756 | 1703 | 1572 | 1369 | 1113 | 1022 | 966 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:55PM3.19m | 11:17AM3.01m | 11:36PM3.02m | 11:57AM2.87m | 00:25AM2.78m | 12:47PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18AM0.15m | 5:35PM0.27m | 5:59AM0.38m | 6:21PM0.44m | 6:45AM0.65m | 7:16PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 141 | 69 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 64 | 62 | 47 | 422 | 1551 | 2293 | 1937 | 2249 | 2261 | 2281 | 2204 | 1968 | 1756 | 1703 | 1572 | 1369 | 1113 | 1022 | 966 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | W 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 34 | 32 | — | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 228 | 300 | 251 | 286 | 117 | 33 | 42 | 34 | 31 | 10 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 576 | 623 | 632 | 303 | 113 | 335 | 160 | 51 | 45 | 45 | 23 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 49 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 45 | 47 |
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