Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 26ft (8.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 9AM is: 3.5m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 26ft (8.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 23ft (7.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | WNW 12 | SW 6 | WSW 11 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 260 | 194 | 1005 | 10667 | 20296 | 22614 | 19373 | 12542 | 9617 | 6979 | 6278 | 5661 | 4768 | 3170 | 1842 | 1291 | 1123 | 890 | 524 | 531 | 340 | 394 | 588 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:42AM3.19m | 8:58PM3.25m | 9:19AM3.19m | 9:41PM3.16m | 10:00AM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.09m | 3:18AM0.05m | 3:39PM0.09m | 4:00AM0.21m | 4:24PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | -7 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 11 | WNW 11 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | WNW 13 | W 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 260 | 194 | 47 | 52 | 34 | 120 | 74 | 41 | 7840 | 6979 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 294 | 1842 | 1291 | 1123 | 890 | 500 | 531 | 340 | 394 | 588 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | SE 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 85 | 193 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 244 | 495 | 524 | 356 | 281 | 144 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 14 | 26 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 11 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | S 4 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 247 | 88 | 1005 | 10667 | 20296 | 22614 | 19373 | 12542 | 9617 | 16 | 6278 | 5661 | 4768 | 3170 | 1316 | 1126 | 828 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 632 | 632 | 418 | 654 | 1091 | 713 | 943 | 943 | 943 | 45 | 863 | 472 | 472 | 395 | 395 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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