Bay of Skaill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 59.05° N 3.34° W

Issued: 12 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bay of Skaill sea temperature is

12.8° C

Bay of Skaill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 9AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 7	W 7	W 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9
Wave Graph
kJ	40	40	27	50	49	45	44	44	62	135	166	123	265	297	235	171	161	123	121	89	62	58	57	39
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE
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-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
High Tide				8:14AM2.91m				8:36PM3.09m				9:10AM3.02m				9:25PM3.27m					10:02AM3.06m
Low Tide		2:06AM0.38m				2:30PM0.39m				3:00AM0.13m				3:18PM0.27m				3:51AM-0.06m					4:04PM0.21m


	—	4:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	12	11	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	13	13	14	15	17	19	19
Feels °C	7	9	8	9	9	8	10	9	9	9	10	10	9	10	11	11	11	10	9	10	11	12	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 7	W 7	W 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9
kJ	40	40	27	50	49	45	44	44	62	135	166	123	265	297	235	171	161	123	121	89	62	58	57	39
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	W 21	W 21	W 15	W 15	W 14	WNW 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 17
kJ	8	8	15	9	9	4	4	16	18	13	12	106	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 6	W 21	W 21	W 21	—	W 15	W 20	W 20	W 19	WNW 12	W 19	—	—	—	—	W 18	W 18	—	W 18	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	9	9	9	—	4	8	7	7	14	7	—	—	—	—	6	6	—	6	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	E 6	—	—	E 5	—	—	ESE 2	E 6	—	SE 2	SE 3	SE 3	SE 3	SE 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	—	—	2	—	—	1	3	—	1	2	3	3	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bragar (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Melvich Scot - North Coast	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Saviskaill Bay Scot - Orkney	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Saviskaill Bay Scot - Orkney	Saviskaill Bay Scot - Orkney	Ham Scot - North Coast	Ham Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	206	64	0	0	0	199	0	0	0	23	0	0	23	23	45	45	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Best forecast wave conditions in Orkney Islands			Birsay Bay	Rackwick	Birsay Bay		Bay of Skaill	Birsay Bay	Rackwick	Saviskaill Bay	Rackwick	Rackwick	Saviskaill Bay	Saviskaill Bay			Saviskaill Bay	Saviskaill Bay	Birsay Bay	Birsay Bay	Birsay Bay	Birsay Bay	Birsay Bay	Birsay Bay
Rating (10 max)			1	1	1		1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom	Mangersta Sands (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Nigg Bay Scot - East Coast	Brims Ness Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Gwithian Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Sennen Cove Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Saviskaill Bay Scot - Orkney	Polzeath Cornwall (North)	Sennen Cove Cornwall (North)	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Gwenvor Cornwall (North)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Header Global	Chameau Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Antiques Maldives	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shingles New Zealand	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5	5

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