Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 11PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 303 | 246 | 349 | 375 | 489 | 402 | 333 | 345 | 317 | 288 | 233 | 233 | 341 | 447 | 757 | 629 | 759 | 673 | 534 | 461 | 377 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:11AM3.01m | 11:23PM3.11m | 11:43AM2.88m | 00:00AM2.88m | 12:17PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM0.24m | 5:38AM0.27m | 5:51PM0.42m | 6:11AM0.55m | 6:28PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | — | W 9 | W 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 303 | 224 | 349 | 375 | 489 | 402 | 333 | 345 | 317 | 288 | 233 | 233 | 121 | 15 | — | 239 | 181 | 673 | 534 | 366 | 377 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 10 | SE 6 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | 157 | 246 | 228 | 217 | 161 | 156 | 153 | 100 | 5 | 70 | 68 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 136 | 476 | 517 | 461 | 257 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 240 | 92 | 69 | 134 | 341 | 447 | 757 | 629 | 759 | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 222 | 576 | 576 | 713 | 632 | 826 | 834 | 268 | 330 | 54 | 54 | 37 | 51 |
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