Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 2PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 574 | 407 | 790 | 1134 | 1908 | 5645 | 8382 | 7241 | 4507 | 3806 | 4426 | 2476 | 1174 | 1027 | 1332 | 1337 | 754 | 402 | 266 | 241 | 192 | 184 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:32PM2.65m | 7:20AM2.62m | 7:29PM2.92m | 8:10AM2.82m | 8:15PM3.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:22PM0.93m | 1:02AM0.54m | 1:21PM0.69m | 1:56AM0.23m | 2:09PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 7 | W 9 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 7 | 48 | 46 | 1908 | 5645 | 8382 | 4441 | 3138 | 3806 | 4426 | 2476 | 1174 | 1027 | 5 | 2 | 204 | 230 | 266 | 163 | 192 | 74 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | W 18 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | N 7 | NNW 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | 8 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 241 | 100 | 79 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | W 10 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | W 13 | W 12 | SE 7 | SSW 5 | — | N 4 | N 5 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 574 | 407 | 790 | 1134 | 13 | — | 52 | 7241 | 4507 | 2 | 75 | — | 44 | 34 | 1332 | 1337 | 754 | 402 | 234 | — | — | 184 | 196 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 47 | 394 | 1193 | 971 | 863 | 966 | 807 | 632 | 576 | 576 | 654 | 713 | 632 | 632 | 510 | 510 | 374 | 421 | 374 | 352 | 97 | 51 |
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