Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 3PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 680 | 669 | 966 | 934 | 843 | 711 | 682 | 595 | 562 | 530 | 520 | 440 | 377 | 326 | 257 | 241 | 198 | 198 | 246 | 575 | 1016 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:53PM2.66m | 2:07AM2.32m | 2:19PM2.58m | 3:37AM2.31m | 3:41PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35AM0.90m | 7:31PM0.65m | 7:52AM1.06m | 9:00PM0.67m | 9:22AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 11 | N 9 | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 680 | 669 | 355 | — | 843 | 2 | — | 595 | 562 | 530 | 520 | 440 | 377 | 326 | 257 | 241 | 198 | 198 | 164 | 575 | 1016 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | W 9 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 72 | 246 | 142 | 269 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 59 | 966 | 934 | 540 | 711 | 682 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 54 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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