
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 12PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
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 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
210 | 215 | 225 | 189 | 194 | 198 | 198 | 332 | 380 | 133 | 276 | 282 | 427 | 229 | 356 | 176 | 325 | 270 | 306 | 349 | 349 | 430 | 435 | 299 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 2:28PM2.34m | 2:30AM2.60m | 3:28PM2.34m | 3:35AM2.54m | 4:34PM2.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.60m | 8:19PM0.94m | 9:06AM0.67m | 9:22PM1.01m | 10:11AM0.73m | 10:39PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
4:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:16 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:21 | 10:20 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 7 | N 7 | W 9 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | W 9 |
210 | 215 | 225 | 189 | 194 | 198 | 198 | 23 | 37 | 133 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 176 | 325 | 270 | 306 | 349 | 349 | 31 | 18 | 299 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 6 | N 6 | W 10 | W 9 | N 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 |
122 | 84 | 76 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 24 | 15 | — | 1 | 7 | 89 | 126 | 4 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 332 | 380 | 75 | 276 | 282 | 427 | 229 | 356 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 430 | 435 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 47 | 64 | 66 | 50 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 45 | 21 | 0 |
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