Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 29 May 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
9.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mill Bay today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 7PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (29 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (29 May)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
6
0.1
NW
9
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
1
W
4
0.1
E
6
0.2
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.4
N
8
0.7
N
9
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
3
1
1
1
1
0
1
4
9
20
73
118
118
122
122
120
85
80
57
55
35
33
21
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
20
W
15
SW
10
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
10
S
5
SW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
W
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:03AM2.28m
10:25PM2.34m
10:44AM2.31m
10:59PM2.39m
11:23AM2.33m
11:34PM2.42m
Low Tide
4:03PM0.50m
4:24AM0.50m
4:37PM0.52m
4:59AM0.45m
5:11PM0.55m
5:35AM0.43m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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4:13
4:11
4:09
4:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:02
10:05
10:07
10:07
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
13
13
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
8
6
3
3
3
3
3
7
9
10
9
6
7
8
10
10
9
8
9
8
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.2
WNW
9
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
NW
5
0.4
N
8
0.7
N
9
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
Energy kJ
83
76
8
81
59
46
28
15
10
4
20
73
118
118
122
122
120
85
80
57
55
35
33
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
10
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
SW
5
0.2
N
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
W
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
7
3
3
4
5
1
6
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
NW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
W
8
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
11
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
SE
5
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
9
10
5
4
1
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
W
4
0.9
W
4
1
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
6
138
105
21
46
28
35
28
10
1
10
9
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
75
674
595
424
385
66
66
63
24
24
24
41
24
0
0
71
124
53
63
0
24
24
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Orkney Islands
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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