Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 3AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
633 | 535 | 459 | 432 | 313 | 230 | 183 | 148 | 94 | 69 | 51 | 52 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 34 | 71 | 67 | 83 | 57 | 55 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:04AM2.48m | 8:13PM2.75m | 8:39AM2.62m | 8:46PM2.94m | 9:12AM2.74m | 9:16PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM0.80m | 2:03PM0.82m | 2:31AM0.57m | 2:36PM0.63m | 3:04AM0.35m | 3:07PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
633 | 535 | 459 | 432 | 313 | 230 | 183 | 148 | 94 | 69 | 51 | 52 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 34 | 71 | 67 | 83 | 57 | 55 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 | WSW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
14 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 29 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 185 | 199 | 214 | 238 | 206 | 200 | 185 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 |
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