
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 3PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
933 | 1027 | 1487 | 1631 | 1005 | 904 | 1032 | 1380 | 1279 | 1099 | 916 | 885 | 942 | 1303 | 1299 | 1283 | 1154 | 924 | 749 | 615 | 422 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:20PM2.42m | 6:02AM2.49m | 6:36PM2.61m | 7:16AM2.66m | 7:37PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM0.94m | 11:47PM0.91m | 12:25PM0.84m | 1:04AM0.64m | 1:29PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | SSE 6 | W 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | W 8 | NNW 9 |
19 | 17 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 264 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 422 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 8 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 6 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | — | — | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 |
— | 7 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 |
933 | 1027 | 1487 | 1631 | 1005 | 904 | 1032 | 1380 | 1279 | 1099 | 916 | 885 | 942 | 1303 | 1299 | 1283 | 1154 | 924 | 749 | 615 | 105 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 418 | 463 | 472 | 50 | 47 | 463 | 472 | 395 | 395 | 210 | 203 | 210 | 477 | 472 | 336 | 239 | 336 | 214 | 214 | 120 | 97 |
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