Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 24 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
8.2° 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 6PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
N
7
0.5
NNW
6
0.9
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
NNE
10
1
N
10
1
N
11
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
12
0.9
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
10
10
9
22
40
119
113
117
121
113
173
284
290
250
204
229
268
220
213
164
158
121
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
30
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:45PM1.96m
5:47AM2.14m
7:10PM1.97m
7:05AM2.18m
8:18PM2.06m
Low Tide
11:01AM0.58m
11:27PM1.04m
12:37PM0.56m
1:00AM1.00m
1:50PM0.45m
2:06AM0.87m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
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5:33
5:30
5:26
5:24
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8:45
8:47
8:50
8:52
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
8
8
10
11
10
9
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
-2
0
0
0
-1
0
-1
-3
-4
-2
-2
3
4
6
8
5
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
N
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
13
1.1
N
7
1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
NNE
10
1
N
10
1
N
11
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
12
0.9
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
Energy kJ
7
7
7
8
9
8
6
4
7
121
113
173
284
290
250
204
229
268
220
213
164
158
121
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
N
7
0.2
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
NE
12
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
Energy kJ
12
11
10
10
9
1
15
46
43
18
35
20
9
6
3
23
20
12
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NE
4
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
6
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
2
1
34
34
18
17
9
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.5
NNW
6
0.9
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.5
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
1
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
1
22
40
119
113
117
12
9
10
4
12
35
51
36
33
5
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
281
248
242
242
242
102
242
255
53
53
53
71
41
76
114
73
75
43
24
24
24
0
38
38
Best forecast wave conditions in Orkney Islands
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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