Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 4PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 658 | 461 | 371 | 320 | 495 | 1294 | 1210 | 1070 | 991 | 875 | 848 | 715 | 775 | 1091 | 396 | 1001 | 1264 | 1245 | 1174 | 1092 | 1104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:00AM3.12m | 10:29PM2.98m | 10:46AM2.99m | 11:26PM2.73m | 11:42AM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM0.17m | 4:45AM0.42m | 5:16PM0.32m | 5:35AM0.67m | 6:16PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 658 | 461 | 371 | 320 | 495 | 1294 | 1210 | 1070 | 991 | 875 | 848 | 715 | 775 | 1091 | 396 | 1001 | 1264 | 1245 | 1174 | 1092 | 1104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | W 8 | W 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 549 | 441 | 245 | 138 | 97 | 79 | 110 | 117 | 153 | 147 | 106 | 94 | 67 | 43 | 149 | 70 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | SE 6 | N 9 | WNW 14 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 14 | 25 | 41 | 64 | 32 | 16 | 9 | — | — | — | 5 | 64 | 394 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | SE 6 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 37 | 47 | 54 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 54 | 54 |
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