Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 9AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, gales from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | W 6 | W 6 | N 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 587 | 1010 | 1258 | 1437 | 1322 | 1189 | 917 | 596 | 441 | 313 | 207 | 221 | 151 | 119 | 160 | 177 | 225 | 1331 | 2676 | 4011 | 4144 | 2928 | 2890 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:21PM2.75m | 00:37AM2.83m | 1:06PM2.59m | 1:33AM2.60m | 2:08PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM0.33m | 6:35PM0.54m | 7:04AM0.57m | 7:24PM0.73m | 7:58AM0.83m | 8:31PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | W 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 130 | 1258 | 1437 | 1322 | 1189 | 917 | 596 | 441 | 313 | 207 | 160 | 125 | 119 | 90 | 66 | 136 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 17 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 130 | 78 | 58 | 43 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 46 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | — | W 16 | — | — | — | E 5 | SE 5 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 3 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 587 | 1010 | 105 | — | — | — | 6 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 102 | 221 | 151 | 104 | 160 | 177 | 225 | 1331 | 2676 | 4011 | 4144 | 2928 | 2890 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 239 | 214 | 85 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 23 | 77 | 50 | 45 | 176 | 474 | 510 | 176 | 43 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 510 | 576 | 576 | 576 |
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