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Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
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Mill Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mill Bay sea temperature is
8.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mill Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 10PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 12 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 11 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | |
212 | 4 | 4 | 101 | 60 | 352 | 461 | 475 | 554 | 897 | 939 | 1164 | 1526 | 1630 | 1520 | 1247 | 956 | 782 | 539 | 417 | 359 | 270 | 225 | 189 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:58PM2.23m | 8:54AM2.37m | 9:40PM2.40m | 9:44AM2.52m | 10:21PM2.54m | 10:33AM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28PM0.34m | 2:46AM0.65m | 3:12PM0.19m | 3:31AM0.46m | 3:55PM0.09m | 4:16AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | W 11 | — | W 8 | N 9 | N 9 |
212 | 147 | 140 | 101 | 47 | 30 | 43 | 39 | 42 | 296 | 173 | 163 | 176 | 153 | 396 | 259 | 228 | 10 | 79 | 2 | — | 1 | 225 | 189 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 11 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 15 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 60 | 352 | 461 | 475 | 554 | 897 | 939 | 1164 | 1526 | 1630 | 1520 | 1247 | 956 | 782 | 539 | 417 | 359 | 270 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1120 | 53 | 53 | 65 | 552 | 672 | 954 | 944 | 586 | 463 | 468 | 468 | 287 | 287 | 468 | 463 | 287 | 256 | 162 | 255 | 138 | 162 | 102 | 77 |
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