Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 2AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 818 | 1007 | 1230 | 1274 | 1230 | 1083 | 911 | 792 | 606 | 516 | 370 | 240 | 157 | 289 | 355 | 653 | 959 | 1009 | 1761 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:10PM2.94m | 7:54AM2.81m | 7:55PM3.11m | 8:31AM2.96m | 8:34PM3.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05PM0.71m | 1:38AM0.18m | 1:51PM0.49m | 2:19AM0.01m | 2:30PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  | |  | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 818 | 1007 | 1230 | 1274 | 1230 | 1083 | 911 | 792 | 606 | 516 | 370 | 240 | 157 | 90 | 92 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 184 | 181 | 143 | 134 | 102 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 79 | 83 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | WSW 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 |
| kJ | 541 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 32 | 51 | 289 | 355 | 653 | 959 | 1009 | 1761 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 576 | 214 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 21 | 0 | 49 | 113 | 60 | 51 | 176 | 418 | 576 | 654 | 576 | 576 |
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