Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (22 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 11PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 82 | 75 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 125 | 124 | 173 | 189 | 154 | 124 | 104 | 95 | 95 | 98 | 91 | 104 | 113 | 125 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:50PM2.37m | 3:55AM2.60m | 4:50PM2.36m | 4:58AM2.50m | 5:48PM2.40m | 6:00AM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35PM0.99m | 10:27AM0.71m | 10:48PM1.04m | 11:30AM0.80m | 11:58PM1.01m | 12:27PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 3:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:30 | — | — | — | — | 10:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 69 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 95 | 98 | 91 | 104 | 113 | 125 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | SE 5 | W 9 | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 86 | 82 | 75 | 37 | 34 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 5 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | N 6 | SE 4 | W 14 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 125 | 124 | 173 | 189 | 154 | 124 | 104 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 222 | 79 | 79 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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