Bay of Skaill surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 30 Nov 2025 GMT
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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
10.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today?

The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 12AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (01 Dec)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (01 Dec)8ft (2.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
!
0
0
0
!
!
0
!
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
1.1
W
1.8
WSW
1.5
W
1.5
WNW
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2
W
Period(s) (?)111010101010111112161615151515151515151414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)637543468400352257289759604113735103631358236313934395749334583377826732233203717591422
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
20
SE
40
SE
55
SSE
50
SSE
40
S
35
SSW
35
WSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SE
15
ENE
30
N
40
WNW
40
W
40
SSW
40
S
50
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:05PM
2.59
5:05AM
2.52
5:05PM
2.76
5:54AM
2.74
6:00PM
2.94
6:40AM
2.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:43PM
0.52
11:05AM
0.86
11:39PM
0.35
12:01PM
0.62
12:29AM
0.20
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Sunrise------8:38-------8:41-------8:42-
Sunset3:25-------3:23-------3:22-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----233----1343---------
Temp. °C556778899998768888899899
Feels °C (?)1-1-4-5-4-11134340-3-1-1-2-3-1-1-1-1-10
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