Surf Forecast Surf Report

Bay of Skaill surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 15 Jun 2025 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
11.0° 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 6PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (15 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (15 Jun)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.4
W
0.8
W
1
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.7
WSW
2.5
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.6
W
1.9
W
2
W
2.1
W
2
W
2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
W
0.9
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.4
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.4
W
2.1
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)994455566677888999999988889999999999999988888101211111010101011111112111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)646151791001511342992432242852252291953741037693758375322280404464512579564595622565568534477364300262275243243191150114919210613121537537436027726232760312567285111172142215651396
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
W
30
W
40
W
40
W
30
WSW
25
SSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
25
SE
35
S
55
SW
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:03PM
2.51
12:14AM
2.83
12:50PM
2.42
12:58AM
2.78
1:45PM
2.35
1:49AM
2.72
2:47PM
2.33
2:48AM
2.67
3:52PM
2.36
3:53AM
2.66
4:56PM
2.45
5:01AM
2.69
5:56PM
2.59
6:07AM
2.77
6:52PM
2.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:04PM
0.68
6:44AM
0.52
6:47PM
0.76
7:32AM
0.53
7:35PM
0.85
8:26AM
0.55
8:33PM
0.93
9:26AM
0.55
9:40PM
0.97
10:32AM
0.54
10:54PM
0.92
11:38AM
0.50
12:05AM
0.78
12:40PM
0.44
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise------3:59-------3:59-------3:59-------3:59-------3:59-------3:59-------3:59-----
Sunset----10:27-------10:28-------10:29-------10:29-------10:30-------10:30-------10:30-------
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)68643565658101082666767532245666756810119991011119101099810131313111091011101010
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