Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 01 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
6.9° 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 2PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (01 Mar)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (01 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
NW
3
SSE
2.3
SSE
0.1
NW
0.1
N
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.1
SE
0.7
NNW
1.4
NW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
Period(s) (?)11111010101010912891212998813121212131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5939372119876230063334300262176140488589566638638537
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
S
45
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
60
SSE
60
S
55
S
25
WSW
15
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
40
WSW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
WSW
25
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:54AM
2.47
9:38PM
2.39
9:38AM
2.65
10:18PM
2.48
10:18AM
2.78
10:55PM
2.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
0.20
3:21AM
0.49
3:53PM
0.02
3:59AM
0.37
4:31PM
-0.08
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
Sunrise--7:07-------7:05-------7:03-----
Sunset----5:37-------5:39-------5:42---
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------11------------
Temp. °C566777799977777766666665
Feels °C (?)-5-2-3-3-3-1-3-3-3-32311-2-1-3-301110-2
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