Bay of Skaill Surf Break

Lat Long: 59.05° N 3.34° W

Bay of Skaill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bay of Skaill sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.4° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.6
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
9
1.4
W
12
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1
W
10
1.3
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.5
N
8
1.6
N
7
1.6
N
8
1.6
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
29
29
28
49
108
520
599
517
442
361
284
194
181
202
295
260
262
247
283
243
Wind (km/h)
45
ESE
40
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
E
25
E
35
E
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:05PM2.62m
1:21AM2.68m
1:49PM2.44m
2:12AM2.42m
2:45PM2.28m
Low Tide
7:04PM0.68m
7:33AM0.75m
7:49PM0.92m
8:19AM1.03m
8:48PM1.14m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:52
8:50
 mm
3
4
2
1
5
3
5
5
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
2
5
10
10
12
12
8
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
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