Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 25 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 4AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
6
0.8
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
11
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
27
105
134
139
147
148
205
273
279
225
192
225
256
278
209
205
158
121
117
83
73
50
49
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
30
NNW
30
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:47AM2.14m
7:10PM1.97m
7:05AM2.18m
8:18PM2.06m
8:10AM2.27m
9:09PM2.18m
Low Tide
11:27PM1.04m
12:37PM0.56m
1:00AM1.00m
1:50PM0.45m
2:06AM0.87m
2:43PM0.34m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:30
5:26
5:24
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8:47
8:50
8:52
2
1
Temp °C
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
2
0
-3
-1
-2
-1
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-3
-2
0
1
4
5
5
4
4
5
6
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
13
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
11
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
Energy kJ
8
6
1
4
7
147
148
205
273
279
225
192
225
256
278
209
205
158
121
117
83
73
50
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.2
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.1
NE
13
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
2
15
29
6
15
19
8
7
6
3
9
33
25
19
11
6
6
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
1
10
11
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
6
0.8
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
7
1.2
N
7
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
SE
3
0.8
SE
4
1
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
Energy kJ
13
27
105
134
139
14
5
4
15
4
15
35
64
48
39
5
5
8
10
9
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
99
242
255
256
53
53
71
41
76
114
73
76
75
24
24
24
0
0
116
116
315
347
393
102
Best forecast wave conditions in Orkney Islands
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
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