Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 3PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 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 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 59 | 58 | 44 | 91 | 89 | 97 | 114 | 180 | 98 | 307 | 341 | 300 | 328 | 271 | 284 | 279 | 320 | 371 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:07AM3.11m | 10:22PM3.30m | 11:00AM3.03m | 11:12PM3.30m | 11:55AM2.89m | 00:04AM3.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57AM0.01m | 4:16PM0.22m | 4:48AM-0.05m | 5:03PM0.28m | 5:40AM-0.03m | 5:51PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:59 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:29 | 10:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 9 | NNE 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 40 | 40 | 59 | 58 | 32 | 91 | 89 | 97 | 114 | 180 | 60 | 307 | 341 | 300 | 328 | 271 | 284 | 279 | 320 | 371 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | N 6 | W 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 31 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 98 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 8 | W 12 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 149 | 185 | 113 | 113 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 0 |
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