Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 17 Mar 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
7.3° 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 12PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (17 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (17 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
1.4
SE
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.7
NW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.9
N
1
N
Period(s) (?)1110101099998131313131111118999991212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19877777625031314140055328186888288235276
Wind
(km/h)
45
S
50
S
50
S
55
S
55
S
35
SW
35
SSW
40
SW
50
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:20AM
2.48
9:55PM
2.37
9:54AM
2.64
10:28PM
2.50
10:28AM
2.75
11:02PM
2.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:32PM
0.18
3:37AM
0.41
4:04PM
0.00
4:10AM
0.28
4:37PM
-0.11
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise--6:22-------6:18-------6:16-----
Sunset-----6:15-------6:17-------6:21--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----32-----------------
Temp. °C99910108899878899887777777
Feels °C (?)-1-2-2-1-2000-2-2-21244343334323
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