Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 9PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 389 | 491 | 555 | 481 | 386 | 343 | 302 | 277 | 297 | 311 | 269 | 189 | 157 | 152 | 101 | 75 | 68 | 49 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:45PM2.28m | 3:22AM2.21m | 4:02PM2.18m | 4:54AM2.13m | 5:32PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM1.14m | 9:25AM1.25m | 10:21PM1.27m | 11:09AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 45 | 42 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 189 | 157 | 152 | 101 | 75 | 68 | 49 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | ENE 6 | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | — | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 389 | 491 | 555 | 481 | 386 | 343 | 302 | 277 | 297 | 311 | 269 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1313 | 464 | 336 | 303 | 342 | 214 | 623 | 889 | 334 | 334 | 97 | 213 | 264 | 66 | 66 | 264 | 303 | 197 | 85 |
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