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Bay of Skaill Surf Forecast
/ Scot – Orkney (6 surf breaks) /
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Bay of Skaill surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 08 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Bay of Skaill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bay of Skaill sea temperature is
8.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today?
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 12PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | |
393 | 678 | 630 | 555 | 470 | 687 | 824 | 873 | 1758 | 1835 | 1887 | 1799 | 1641 | 1384 | 1194 | 1042 | 989 | 925 | 899 | 1142 | 1010 | 834 | 711 | 605 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:47PM2.13m | 2:04AM2.36m | 3:05PM2.04m | 3:17AM2.32m | 4:25PM2.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31AM0.96m | 7:36PM1.14m | 8:34AM1.03m | 8:39PM1.23m | 9:49AM1.01m | 9:58PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | |  | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | 9:28 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 393 | 57 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 96 | 291 | 528 | 119 | 72 | 68 | 1799 | 1641 | 1384 | 1194 | 1042 | 989 | 925 | 899 | 44 | 135 | 224 | 239 | 252 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | SE 7 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | N 9 | W 13 | W 13 | NNE 9 | W 12 | ESE 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | N 12 | — | N 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 57 | 2 | 17 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 84 | 86 | 8 | 73 | 3 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 79 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NW 12 | W 13 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | E 12 | NE 12 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 16 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 678 | 630 | 555 | 470 | 687 | 824 | 873 | 1758 | 1835 | 1887 | — | — | — | — | 348 | — | — | — | 1142 | 1010 | 834 | 711 | 605 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 172 | 225 | 439 | 222 | 359 | 439 | 54 | 54 | 580 | 913 | 54 | 54 | 510 | 37 | 85 | 51 | 37 | 37 | 214 | 404 | 239 | 214 | 120 |
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