Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 26 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.1° 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 10AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jan)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (26 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
2.2
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
5
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)888778888899101011111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)513458365382515689843916897103014212244281037234501523759634223293923261833177818692223
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
50
SE
50
SE
55
SE
55
SE
50
SE
55
ESE
65
ESE
65
ESE
65
ESE
70
ESE
65
ESE
65
ESE
65
SE
55
SE
55
ESE
55
SE
50
SE
55
SE
55
SE
50
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:20AM
2.05
3:28PM
2.21
4:22AM
2.00
4:43PM
2.10
5:38AM
1.99
6:12PM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:59AM
0.76
9:47PM
0.60
10:12AM
0.85
11:06PM
0.73
11:44AM
0.84
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
Sunrise--8:33-------8:30-------8:29-----
Sunset----4:12-------4:15-------4:16---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------11-1121111-
Temp. °C544556555555555555556666
Feels °C (?)-5-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-6-7-9-9-10-10-9-10-9-7-7-7-5-6-6-6
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