Bay of Skaill surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 BST
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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
7.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today?

The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 7PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)1111101010101010999999991514141313121217
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17081188865663426363314255159155155155123937156406689125202187184202
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
15
S
30
SE
30
SE
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
35
SE
45
SE
50
SE
55
SE
55
SE
55
SE
50
SE
45
SE
50
SE
35
SSE
5
S
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:01-------5:58
Sunset---8:22-------8:23-------8:27----
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------3---11--
Temp. °C788897777788777778888888
Feels °C (?)-131130033220-3-4-4-5-4-2-2-21733
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