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Bay of Skaill surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 09 Jul 2025 BST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Bay of Skaill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bay of Skaill sea temperature is
12.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today?

The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 6AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (09 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

Hourly12 Days
Orkney Islands Surf
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Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)7777788778888889999999999999999889999889810999888888888777999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1501631351271562711384703623193002912922983123994704704173743262812772712682682292341981771771191301151161077889839079898076534947463231292820201919173751103
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:14PM
2.66
8:35AM
2.60
8:54PM
2.79
9:16AM
2.68
9:31PM
2.91
9:54AM
2.72
10:07PM
3.01
10:31AM
2.74
10:41PM
3.07
11:09AM
2.72
11:17PM
3.10
11:48AM
2.68
11:54PM
3.08
12:30PM
2.63
12:34AM
3.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:29AM
0.73
2:42PM
0.69
3:09AM
0.59
3:20PM
0.59
3:48AM
0.45
3:56PM
0.50
4:26AM
0.34
4:32PM
0.44
5:04AM
0.25
5:08PM
0.43
5:43AM
0.20
5:46PM
0.46
6:23AM
0.20
6:26PM
0.54
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Sunrise---4:13-------4:16-------4:16-------4:18-------4:20-------4:22-------4:24-------4:26
Sunset10:22-------10:21-------10:20-------10:17-------10:16-------10:15-------10:14-------10:12---
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Rain (mm)
1-----21------1---------------------------------------------
Temp. °C121312121213141414151616171716161716181919192020181717181719192019181717182020212121202019192020201919181717181816141312
Feels °C (?)9887791012111314141515151617161617171617171716171715171718161614151719191919191718171618181817171615151615131198
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