Bay of Skaill Surf Break

Lat Long: 59.05° N 3.34° W

Bay of Skaill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bay of Skaill sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.5° 

Bay of Skaill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 11PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.8
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
7
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
66
48
48
33
55
79
127
138
146
325
443
711
917
925
883
778
748
646
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:32PM2.21m
6:20AM2.19m
6:44PM2.35m
7:20AM2.33m
7:35PM2.55m
Low Tide
00:07AM1.21m
12:34PM1.21m
1:12AM1.02m
1:25PM1.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:40
8:38
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
10
9
9
10
10
9
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