Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 4PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2831 | 1862 | 1096 | 919 | 1210 | 1059 | 515 | 322 | 223 | 202 | 188 | 185 | 135 | 63 | 61 | 108 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 119 | 343 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:20AM2.62m | 7:29PM2.92m | 8:10AM2.82m | 8:15PM3.17m | 8:53AM2.98m | 8:56PM3.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21PM0.69m | 1:56AM0.23m | 2:09PM0.46m | 2:40AM-0.03m | 2:50PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | SE 6 | — | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 7 | W 9 | NNW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 11 |
| kJ | 2831 | 1862 | 1096 | 919 | 2 | — | 200 | 188 | 193 | 202 | 79 | 185 | 135 | 27 | 30 | 108 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 119 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 8 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | 27 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 223 | 108 | 89 | 59 | 44 | 63 | 61 | 37 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | NE 5 | — | N 7 | N 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | 1 | — | 33 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | N 4 | N 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 57 | — | 35 | 66 | 1210 | 1059 | 515 | 322 | — | — | 188 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 343 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 576 | 54 | 1722 | 510 | 510 | 510 | 282 | 97 | 85 | 85 | 47 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 23 | 45 | 51 | 51 | 701 | 225 |
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