Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 BST
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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
8.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mill Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 9PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
11
1
N
11
1
N
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
247
265
256
202
158
156
117
110
98
71
70
48
45
43
42
27
27
26
26
15
14
14
15
50
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
S
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:18PM2.06m
8:10AM2.27m
9:09PM2.18m
9:03AM2.36m
9:49PM2.29m
9:48AM2.43m
Low Tide
1:50PM0.45m
2:06AM0.87m
2:43PM0.34m
2:56AM0.72m
3:25PM0.26m
3:37AM0.58m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:24
5:22
5:18
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8:50
8:52
8:54
8:57
3
1
3
1
Temp °C
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
1
3
7
6
5
5
5
5
7
7
8
7
7
8
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
11
1
N
11
1
N
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
Energy kJ
247
265
256
202
158
156
117
110
98
71
70
48
45
43
42
27
27
26
26
15
14
33
30
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
NW
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NW
18
Energy kJ
3
3
28
23
12
8
6
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
8
17
34
14
13
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
W
5
0.2
E
4
0.1
W
15
0.1
SE
4
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
19
0.3
NNE
8
Energy kJ
3
5
3
1
1
4
1
7
15
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.3
SW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
S
2
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
32
32
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
71
41
24
24
0
0
0
124
124
138
432
124
79
75
75
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Orkney Islands
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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