Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 9PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 628 | 529 | 378 | 355 | 329 | 313 | 303 | 257 | 390 | 375 | 432 | 418 | 333 | 347 | 820 | 242 | 233 | 233 | 230 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:48PM3.30m | 11:11AM3.01m | 11:23PM3.11m | 11:43AM2.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM0.13m | 5:06AM0.03m | 5:16PM0.24m | 5:38AM0.27m | 5:51PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 628 | 529 | 378 | 322 | 207 | 313 | 303 | 257 | 390 | 375 | 432 | 418 | 333 | 347 | 96 | 242 | 233 | 233 | 230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 167 | 214 | 169 | 355 | 329 | 165 | 157 | 246 | 228 | 217 | 161 | 156 | 153 | 102 | — | 70 | 68 | 44 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 5 | — | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 98 | 74 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SE 4 | S 3 | SSE 3 | W 3 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 820 | 91 | 49 | 75 | 140 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 43 | 23 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 43 | 97 | 97 | 632 | 632 |
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