Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 12AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3261 | 3013 | 3821 | 3775 | 3510 | 2737 | 1800 | 1465 | 1756 | 4125 | 8548 | 19047 | 24260 | 19552 | 15244 | 13790 | 10716 | 9303 | 7246 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:55PM2.98m | 11:08AM2.93m | 11:30PM2.78m | 11:41AM2.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50PM0.28m | 5:05AM0.42m | 5:24PM0.43m | 5:38AM0.65m | 6:01PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 15 | W 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 3145 | 2737 | 1800 | 1465 | 1756 | 4125 | 5417 | 19047 | 24260 | 19552 | 15244 | 12942 | 35 | 35 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 23 | 72 | 8330 | 43 | 33 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 3261 | 3013 | 3821 | 3775 | 3510 | 16 | 78 | 115 | 142 | 223 | 8548 | — | — | — | — | 13790 | 10716 | 9303 | 7246 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 713 | 820 | 242 | 463 | 49 | 79 | 899 | 1042 | 713 | 899 | 477 | 62 | 62 | 37 | 210 | 203 | 222 | 225 | 203 |
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