Bay of Skaill surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 GMT
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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
10.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today?

The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 8AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (25 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (25 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Fri
28
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
1.2
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
2
W
2.5
WSW
3
W
4
WSW
5
W
Period(s) (?)101010999999888109912121291111101012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19819419217616415910178220282314465123812366279337146873479001348194729587439
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
25
N
10
N
5
WNW
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
40
S
40
SW
35
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
55
SW
55
SW
60
SW
65
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:06AM
2.67
11:37PM
2.29
11:51AM
2.56
12:35AM
2.17
12:46PM
2.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:36PM
0.75
5:39AM
0.93
6:26PM
0.83
6:27AM
1.04
7:24PM
0.85
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Fri
28
Sunrise--8:26-------8:29-------8:30-----
Sunset----3:32-------3:30-------3:29---
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------11--12---1---
Temp. °C88778877888891010912121212111099
Feels °C (?)1124310-10-1-1023304655-1-2-4-5
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