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Bay of Skaill Surf Forecast
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Bay of Skaill surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 09 Jul 2025 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Bay of Skaill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bay of Skaill sea temperature is
12.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today?
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 9AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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| Energy (?) | 135 | 127 | 156 | 271 | 138 | 470 | 362 | 319 | 300 | 291 | 292 | 298 | 312 | 399 | 470 | 470 | 417 | 374 | 326 | 281 | 277 | 271 | 268 | 268 | 229 | 234 | 198 | 177 | 177 | 119 | 130 | 115 | 116 | 107 | 78 | 89 | 83 | 90 | 79 | 89 | 80 | 76 | 53 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 37 | 51 | 103 | 93 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | 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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:35AM 2.60 | 8:54PM 2.79 | 9:16AM 2.68 | 9:31PM 2.91 | 9:54AM 2.72 | 10:07PM 3.01 | 10:31AM 2.74 | 10:41PM 3.07 | 11:09AM 2.72 | 11:17PM 3.10 | 11:48AM 2.68 | 11:54PM 3.08 | 12:30PM 2.63 | 12:34AM 3.02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:29AM 0.73 | 2:42PM 0.69 | 3:09AM 0.59 | 3:20PM 0.59 | 3:48AM 0.45 | 3:56PM 0.50 | 4:26AM 0.34 | 4:32PM 0.44 | 5:04AM 0.25 | 5:08PM 0.43 | 5:43AM 0.20 | 5:46PM 0.46 | 6:23AM 0.20 | 6:26PM 0.54 | 7:06AM 0.26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 09 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 4:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:26 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10:12 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
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