Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 49 | 108 | 520 | 599 | 517 | 442 | 361 | 284 | 194 | 181 | 202 | 295 | 260 | 262 | 247 | 283 | 243 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:05PM2.62m | 1:21AM2.68m | 1:49PM2.44m | 2:12AM2.42m | 2:45PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.68m | 7:33AM0.75m | 7:49PM0.92m | 8:19AM1.03m | 8:48PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — |
mm | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 12 | W 11 | 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 |
| kJ | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 49 | 108 | 520 | 599 | 517 | 442 | 361 | 284 | 194 | 158 | 125 | 96 | 94 | 69 | 45 | 42 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | W 18 | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | — | — | NE 7 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 22 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 14 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 19 | SE 5 | SW 4 | W 15 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 5 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 37 | 21 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 73 | 65 | 73 | 88 | 121 | 156 | 181 | 202 | 295 | 260 | 262 | 247 | 283 | 243 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 54 | 8 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 45 | 50 | 97 | 333 | 406 | 359 | 406 | 413 | 413 | 406 | 464 | 826 | 464 | 464 |
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