Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
10.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Mill Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 11AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (21 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (21 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
WNW
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.8
NE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1
NNE
Period(s) (?)1010109999955513136611116664555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26818614811361422827107701962017807777818687242
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
W
35
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
40
SW
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
10
S
20
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
40
ENE
40
NE
45
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:43AM
2.45
11:08PM
2.36
11:16AM
2.43
11:45PM
2.28
11:51AM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:42PM
0.38
4:53AM
0.54
5:17PM
0.42
5:25AM
0.61
5:53PM
0.48
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
Sunrise--8:15-------8:18-------8:19-----
Sunset----3:34-------3:33-------3:32---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1----112-------111--
Temp. °C6665469109999999989999998
Feels °C (?)0-2-3-5-6-324432334563212200-2
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