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Bay of Skaill Surf Forecast
/ Scot – Orkney (6 surf breaks) /
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Bay of Skaill surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Bay of Skaill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bay of Skaill sea temperature is
8.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today?
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 3PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | |
1046 | 1900 | 2746 | 2820 | 2521 | 2233 | 2166 | 2603 | 2647 | 2434 | 2047 | 1840 | 1574 | 1316 | 1155 | 1134 | 433 | 427 | 522 | 835 | 1164 | 1366 | 1592 | 1794 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:20PM2.41m | 6:14AM2.66m | 7:03PM2.64m | 7:02AM2.86m | 7:43PM2.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59AM0.66m | 00:14AM0.95m | 12:47PM0.43m | 1:04AM0.73m | 1:31PM0.23m | 1:50AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | 9:37 |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
-2 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 12 |
 kJ | 68 | 49 | 33 | 2820 | 2521 | 2233 | 2166 | 2603 | 2647 | 2434 | 2047 | 1840 | 1574 | 1316 | 1155 | — | 433 | 301 | 248 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 19 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | ENE 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 17 | — | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NW 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 1046 | 1900 | 2746 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1134 | 324 | 427 | 522 | 835 | 1164 | 1366 | 1592 | 1794 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 352 | 530 | 672 | 463 | 54 | 45 | 23 | 43 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 623 | 586 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 731 | 889 | 889 | 945 | 464 | 464 | 510 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Orkney Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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