Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (08 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 7AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 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 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | 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 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 320 | 279 | 277 | 192 | 251 | 184 | 248 | 295 | 459 | 451 | 449 | 457 | 457 | 389 | 389 | 459 | 382 | 367 | 296 | 284 | 325 | 312 | 347 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:23AM2.51m | 3:24PM2.19m | 3:21AM2.49m | 4:26PM2.27m | 4:23AM2.53m | 5:24PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.78m | 9:03PM1.09m | 9:57AM0.74m | 10:12PM1.08m | 11:00AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:22 |
mm | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 12 | W 9 | W 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | 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 9 |
| kJ | 320 | 279 | 50 | 192 | 101 | 184 | 78 | 295 | 459 | 451 | 449 | 457 | 457 | 389 | 389 | 459 | 382 | 367 | 296 | 284 | 325 | 312 | 347 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 12 | SE 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 7 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 2 | 174 | 248 | 86 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 6 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | WSW 4 | W 9 | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 277 | 11 | 251 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 60 | 54 | 37 | 47 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 64 | 337 | 54 | 47 | 23 | 51 | 60 | 54 | 54 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
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