Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 19 Dec 2025 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
9.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Mill Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 1PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (19 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (19 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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 (?)
1.5
SE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
ESE
2
ESE
Period(s) (?)8131313121212121213121213131312126666777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)297333333333333313123164164157177230288367
Wind
(km/h)
45
SW
40
SSW
50
SSW
55
SW
65
WSW
60
WSW
50
W
40
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:54AM
2.37
10:20PM
2.29
10:30AM
2.43
10:58PM
2.29
11:06AM
2.47
11:35PM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:56PM
0.49
4:06AM
0.58
4:33PM
0.43
4:39AM
0.56
5:09PM
0.40
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
Sunrise---9:02-------9:03-------9:03----
Sunset----3:11-------3:11-------3:11---
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----11-----------1------
Temp. °C8789999999109999999988999
Feels °C (?)-2-3-3-3-4-4-213452111111200111
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