Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 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
9.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mill Bay today (27 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 10PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)--
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 Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
7
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
5
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
1.2
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.4
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
6
2
9
8
7
7
7
8
3
3
2
1
131
88
73
65
5
2
2
3
1
1
7
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
20
SW
30
W
20
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
25
W
15
W
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:12PM2.19m
9:18AM2.24m
9:50PM2.28m
10:03AM2.28m
10:25PM2.34m
10:44AM2.31m
Low Tide
2:49PM0.46m
3:08AM0.67m
3:27PM0.48m
3:48AM0.58m
4:03PM0.50m
4:24AM0.50m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:13
4:13
4:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:59
10:00
10:02
10:05
2
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
12
11
11
13
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
6
4
4
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
5
8
7
5
9
6
3
3
2
3
3
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
5
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
1.2
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
WNW
7
Energy kJ
6
6
2
9
8
7
7
7
8
3
3
1
1
131
88
73
65
57
40
30
17
8
4
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
6
0.1
SW
5
0.1
E
5
0.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
9
5
4
4
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
3
3
5
2
2
3
1
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
N
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
N
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
E
6
0.2
N
7
Energy kJ
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
SE
2
0.5
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
W
4
1.2
W
5
1.2
W
5
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.4
NW
5
Energy kJ
3
2
7
36
66
106
115
187
284
311
262
198
6
3
5
19
48
60
60
29
18
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
24
41
73
73
73
73
73
114
356
356
267
248
242
0
38
0
539
432
424
206
116
66
63
64
Best forecast wave conditions in Orkney Islands
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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