Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 9PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1399 | 1368 | 1367 | 1866 | 2279 | 2681 | 2967 | 2815 | 2546 | 2247 | 1525 | 1130 | 1307 | 680 | 1104 | 1115 | 1171 | 1131 | 815 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:03PM2.32m | 6:35AM2.31m | 7:03PM2.43m | 7:33AM2.41m | 7:53PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:30AM1.10m | 12:54PM1.06m | 1:28AM0.96m | 1:43PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | — | WNW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 218 | 1130 | 810 | 680 | 544 | 326 | — | 342 | 332 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | — | — | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 235 | 229 | 280 | 306 | 29 | — | — | 342 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 1399 | 1368 | 1367 | 1866 | 2279 | 2681 | 2967 | 2815 | 2546 | 2247 | 1525 | — | 1307 | — | 1104 | 1115 | 1171 | 1131 | 815 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1091 | 1262 | 418 | 472 | 868 | 632 | 632 | 632 | 713 | 395 | 176 | 472 | 120 | 120 | 97 | 840 | 837 | 826 | 54 |
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