Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 3AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | 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 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1037 | 727 | 755 | 776 | 802 | 699 | 675 | 544 | 524 | 448 | 387 | 387 | 323 | 317 | 252 | 196 | 325 | 546 | 656 | 575 | 494 | 362 | 305 | 241 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:45AM2.66m | 1:24PM2.25m | 1:31AM2.57m | 2:21PM2.18m | 2:23AM2.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.85m | 7:13AM0.73m | 7:13PM0.95m | 8:02AM0.77m | 8:02PM1.04m | 8:57AM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | — | |
— | — | 10:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:19 | — | — | — | — | 10:21 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
1037 | 727 | 755 | 776 | 802 | 699 | 675 | 544 | 524 | 448 | 387 | 387 | 323 | 317 | 252 | 196 | 325 | 2 | 656 | 575 | 494 | 362 | 305 | 241 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | NNW 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 | E 7 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
285 | 331 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 50 | 75 | 99 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | SE 6 | N 10 |
1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | ESE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | W 10 | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 3 | ESE 6 | NE 2 |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 46 | 44 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 546 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 45 | 51 | 77 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 49 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 21 |
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