Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 12AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 640 | 1248 | 3180 | 2494 | 1850 | 1342 | 1329 | 4181 | 5300 | 5768 | 4970 | 4237 | 3528 | 2780 | 2293 | 2123 | 1960 | 1765 | 1592 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:25PM2.23m | 3:42AM1.99m | 4:02PM2.20m | 5:13AM2.05m | 5:18PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51PM1.20m | 9:09AM1.38m | 10:37PM1.17m | 10:52AM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 640 | 834 | 3180 | 2494 | 1850 | 1342 | 1329 | 4181 | 5300 | 5768 | 4970 | 4237 | 3528 | 2780 | 2293 | 2123 | 1960 | 1765 | 1592 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | WNW 15 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 250 | 1248 | 155 | 116 | 85 | 336 | 751 | 37 | 23 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | N 11 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 157 | 199 | — | — | — | 58 | 37 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 36 | 57 | 71 | 149 | 200 | 236 | 244 | 190 | 111 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 45 | 23 | 23 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 49 | 60 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 185 | 113 | 213 | 229 | 113 |
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