Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 8AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 20ft (6.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 341 | 1007 | 1041 | 1382 | 2078 | 5308 | 13091 | 16794 | 15175 | 14443 | 11027 | 7221 | 5694 | 3657 | 2804 | 2281 | 3235 | 2704 | 2360 | 2509 | 3339 | 4082 | 5859 | 7301 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:39AM2.61m | 12:55PM2.51m | 1:26AM2.35m | 1:46PM2.30m | 2:37AM2.13m | 3:11PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46AM0.84m | 7:08PM0.89m | 7:27AM1.11m | 8:02PM1.13m | 8:27AM1.32m | 9:31PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 341 | 66 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3657 | 2804 | 2281 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 8 | SE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 108 | 13 | 1 | 32 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | — | — | SSW 4 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 50 | 1007 | 1041 | 1382 | 2078 | 5308 | 13091 | 16794 | 15175 | 14443 | 11027 | 7221 | 5694 | — | — | 19 | 3235 | 2704 | 2360 | 2509 | 3339 | 4082 | 5859 | 7301 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 438 | 441 | 203 | 418 | 576 | 632 | 632 | 623 | 576 | 623 | 628 | 477 | 1056 | 47 | 23 | 337 | 337 | 632 | 632 | 713 | 1091 | 855 | 697 | 697 |
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