
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 12AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
373 | 257 | 130 | 103 | 121 | 105 | 96 | 74 | 74 | 89 | 72 | 98 | 186 | 355 | 321 | 269 | 252 | 248 | 222 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:45PM3.01m | 10:08AM2.74m | 10:16PM3.09m | 10:41AM2.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.53m | 4:01AM0.33m | 4:04PM0.44m | 4:35AM0.24m | 4:36PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
373 | 257 | 130 | 103 | 64 | 105 | 96 | 74 | 74 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SE 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 |
55 | 36 | 91 | 79 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 40 | 28 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | SE 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | 16 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
— | — | — | — | 121 | 41 | 13 | — | — | 89 | 72 | 98 | 186 | 355 | 321 | 269 | 252 | 248 | 222 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 43 | 45 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 496 | 463 | 463 | 474 | 474 | 337 | 54 | 54 | 2793 | 54 |
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