Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 9PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 517 | 442 | 361 | 239 | 231 | 262 | 303 | 275 | 303 | 327 | 417 | 450 | 482 | 443 | 329 | 374 | 333 | 333 | 366 | 179 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:49PM2.44m | 2:12AM2.42m | 2:45PM2.28m | 3:22AM2.21m | 4:02PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33AM0.75m | 7:49PM0.92m | 8:19AM1.03m | 8:48PM1.14m | 9:25AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 517 | 442 | 361 | 239 | 194 | 158 | 125 | 96 | 94 | 68 | 65 | 42 | 41 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | — | NE 7 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | ENE 6 | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 12 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 57 | 64 | 96 | 153 | 231 | 262 | 303 | 275 | 303 | 327 | 417 | 450 | 482 | 443 | 329 | 374 | 333 | 333 | 366 | 179 | 212 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 239 | 359 | 406 | 413 | 415 | 413 | 834 | 623 | 1219 | 807 | 464 | 464 | 282 | 214 | 214 | 464 | 303 | 271 | 264 | 264 |
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