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Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
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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
9.4° 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: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (27 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | N 6 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 6 | NW 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | |
27 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:28AM2.21m | 9:12PM2.19m | 9:18AM2.24m | 9:50PM2.28m | 10:03AM2.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23AM0.78m | 2:49PM0.46m | 3:08AM0.67m | 3:27PM0.48m | 3:48AM0.58m | 4:03PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:02 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
27 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 170 | 94 | 64 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 10 | NW 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
22 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | N 7 | W 10 | W 10 | N 8 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
— | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 29 | 44 | 57 | 77 | 126 | 218 | 302 | 268 | 111 | — | — | 65 | 71 | 32 | 133 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 53 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 41 | 41 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 114 | 356 | 356 | 341 | 242 | 138 | 38 | 64 | 67 | 196 | 206 | 206 |
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