
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 3AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the NW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1702 | 1334 | 1030 | 813 | 714 | 512 | 434 | 371 | 307 | 282 | 235 | 189 | 185 | 143 | 136 | 111 | 113 | 94 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 224 | 2077 | 1462 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:25PM2.86m | 9:49AM2.70m | 10:02PM2.93m | 10:26AM2.69m | 10:37PM2.96m | 11:02AM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15PM0.65m | 3:42AM0.52m | 3:50PM0.59m | 4:19AM0.46m | 4:24PM0.56m | 4:55AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:05 | — | — | — | |
— | — | 10:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:28 | — | — | — | — | 10:28 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | N 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
3 | 2 | 1030 | 813 | 714 | 512 | 434 | 371 | 307 | 282 | 235 | 189 | 185 | 143 | 136 | 111 | 113 | 94 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | N 8 | NW 11 | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | SE 6 | NE 8 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | S 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
1702 | 1334 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 22 | 43 | 224 | 2077 | 1462 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 54 | 576 | 576 | 561 |
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