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Bay of Skaill surf Forecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 25 Apr 2024 BST
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Bay of Skaill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bay of Skaill sea temperature is 8.2°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 8.0 °C max: 8.9 °C min: 6.9 °C)
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Bay of Skaill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bay of Skaill sea temperature is 8.2°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 8.0 °C max: 8.9 °C min: 6.9 °C)


How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today?

The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 12AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
0.9
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
1.6
NNE
1.6
N
1.2
N
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.3
W
1
WNW
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)88888881313131313121212111111101010109996786667712121212121111111110101010109999988888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)234199190181149142135276563737848713574480390302242188171127125928761591432401632002642321489610069711341301161121441441289292908883797880797372535132301919
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NW
40
W
35
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:26PM
2.96
10:39AM
2.90
10:55PM
2.90
11:12AM
2.79
11:27PM
2.80
11:48AM
2.63
12:05AM
2.68
12:35PM
2.45
12:55AM
2.54
1:40PM
2.28
2:05AM
2.43
3:14PM
2.18
3:33AM
2.43
4:47PM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:23PM
0.31
4:40AM
0.38
4:55PM
0.42
5:14AM
0.46
5:29PM
0.56
5:52AM
0.58
6:07PM
0.72
6:36AM
0.72
6:52PM
0.89
7:32AM
0.84
7:50PM
1.05
8:46AM
0.90
9:07PM
1.14
10:15AM
0.81
10:37PM
1.10
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise-----5:28-------5:24-------5:22-------5:20-------5:16-------5:13-------5:11------
Sunset-8:52-------8:54-------8:58-------9:00-------9:01-------9:05-------9:07-------9:08--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C66666666777666667777777665567789101089898999999888898888899999
Feels °C (?)110111235431121-10-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-3-2-3-12345403130001224344465655555434

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