Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 26ft (8.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 26ft (8.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 1PM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 26ft (8.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 26ft (8.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, stormy winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2875 | 2689 | 3762 | 9866 | 26212 | 30349 | 21757 | 16429 | 10132 | 6021 | 3476 | 2300 | 828 | 820 | 361 | 335 | 319 | 828 | 657 | 6539 | 19203 | 27642 | 31350 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:35AM2.99m | 7:39PM3.17m | 8:07AM3.12m | 8:17PM3.25m | 8:42AM3.19m | 8:58PM3.25m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40PM0.32m | 2:02AM-0.01m | 2:18PM0.17m | 2:39AM-0.02m | 2:57PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 3:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | -1 | -3 | -6 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | NNW 12 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | NW 8 | W 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2875 | 2689 | 45 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3476 | 2300 | 828 | 820 | 361 | 335 | 319 | 24 | 657 | 14 | 31 | 160 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 9 | W 18 | WNW 12 | SE 8 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 945 | 544 | 546 | — | 135 | 6 | 85 | 23 | 47 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 12 | N 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 6 | 6 | 140 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | W 15 | W 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | WSW 11 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | 20 | 3762 | 9866 | 26212 | 30349 | 21757 | 16429 | 10132 | 6021 | — | — | 16 | 133 | 180 | 75 | 69 | 828 | 625 | 6539 | 19203 | 27642 | 31350 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 576 | 576 | 576 | 576 | 576 | 576 | 472 | 458 | 394 | 47 | 49 | 113 | 113 | 51 | 77 | 113 | 418 | 418 | 632 | 632 | 943 | 855 |
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