Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 12AM is: 6.0m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 5.5m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 18ft (5.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 13 | W 15 | W 18 | WNW 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1817 | 5279 | 10516 | 24423 | 28141 | 19623 | 14403 | 11161 | 8864 | 7305 | 5821 | 2747 | 3310 | 1369 | 1095 | 918 | 1249 | 1419 | 1512 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:30PM2.78m | 11:41AM2.77m | 00:08AM2.55m | 12:19PM2.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.43m | 5:38AM0.65m | 6:01PM0.63m | 6:13AM0.87m | 6:42PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 13 | SE 8 | W 19 | WNW 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 1817 | 5279 | 41 | 22188 | 28141 | 19623 | 14403 | 11161 | 7579 | 6256 | 4697 | 1748 | 3310 | 1369 | 1095 | 918 | 1234 | 1419 | 1512 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 14 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 112 | 71 | 7506 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 1202 | 752 | 690 | 1249 | 714 | 614 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 196 | 687 | 2 | 2 | 312 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | W 15 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 255 | 205 | 10516 | 24423 | — | — | — | — | 8864 | 7305 | 5821 | 2747 | — | — | — | — | — | 432 | 377 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 713 | 908 | 472 | 414 | 440 | 203 | 160 | 203 | 170 | 225 | 51 | 47 | 51 | 50 | 54 | 593 | 940 | 214 | 214 |
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