Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 608 | 489 | 388 | 321 | 262 | 223 | 250 | 201 | 253 | 246 | 284 | 307 | 496 | 657 | 816 | 790 | 846 | 893 | 942 | 921 | 951 | 962 | 906 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:50PM2.31m | 4:11AM2.34m | 4:56PM2.28m | 5:25AM2.27m | 6:03PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.89m | 9:48PM1.10m | 10:32AM1.06m | 11:12PM1.16m | 11:49AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 388 | 321 | 262 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 17 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 608 | 489 | — | — | — | 223 | 250 | 201 | 253 | 246 | 284 | 307 | 496 | 657 | 816 | 790 | 846 | 893 | 942 | 921 | 951 | 962 | 906 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 418 | 361 | 374 | 464 | 496 | 496 | 463 | 97 | 79 | 97 | 463 | 337 | 535 | 518 | 517 | 463 | 472 | 472 | 626 | 439 | 1091 | 1262 | 713 |
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