Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 03 Feb 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 4AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (04 Feb)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (04 Feb)15ft (4.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)10111111111112121212111111111010101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)233629794033464648144612498455105701558642553289295028312617233619311608141212491058922816719
Wind
(km/h)
50
ESE
55
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
65
ESE
65
ESE
65
SE
60
SE
55
SE
55
ESE
55
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:56PM
2.51
11:56AM
2.86
12:34AM
2.43
12:34PM
2.77
1:10AM
2.33
1:11PM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
0.30
6:09PM
-0.07
6:08AM
0.35
6:45PM
0.06
6:44AM
0.43
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise----8:12-------8:11-------8:08---
Sunset------4:35-------4:37-------4:39-
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
12212211111---11--------
Temp. °C322223334544443333333333
Feels °C (?)-8-11-12-12-11-11-11-11-10-9-9-9-9-9-10-11-10-9-9-8-8-8-7-7
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