Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 11AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 472 | 1266 | 1264 | 1269 | 1174 | 1230 | 1086 | 1035 | 1002 | 976 | 680 | 589 | 478 | 1029 | 759 | 711 | 762 | 281 | 620 | 530 | 520 | 440 | 384 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:42AM2.82m | 00:37AM2.48m | 12:53PM2.66m | 2:07AM2.32m | 2:19PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16PM0.50m | 6:35AM0.90m | 7:31PM0.65m | 7:52AM1.06m | 9:00PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | N 9 | N 9 | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 472 | 1266 | 1264 | 1269 | 1174 | 1230 | 1086 | 1035 | 1002 | 976 | 680 | 589 | 478 | 1029 | 2 | 2 | — | 281 | 620 | 530 | 520 | 440 | 384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 152 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | ESE 6 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 394 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 82 | 158 | 198 | — | 759 | 711 | 762 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 97 | 587 | 97 | 54 | 336 | 309 | 336 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 47 |
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