Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 11AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 166 | 123 | 265 | 247 | 235 | 171 | 161 | 125 | 92 | 89 | 62 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 88 | 179 | 209 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:10AM3.02m | 9:25PM3.27m | 10:02AM3.06m | 10:13PM3.39m | 10:51AM3.03m | 10:59PM3.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18PM0.27m | 3:51AM-0.06m | 4:04PM0.21m | 4:39AM-0.16m | 4:48PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:10 | 10:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 135 | 166 | 123 | 265 | 247 | 235 | 171 | 161 | 125 | 92 | 89 | 62 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 88 | 179 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 12 | W 12 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 16 | N 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 106 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 12 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | E 6 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | N 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | SE 2 | SE 2 | SE 2 | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 214 | 214 | 0 | 632 | 21 | 97 | 97 |
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