Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 18 Mar 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)

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (18 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (18 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
SE
0.6
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.6
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.4
N
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
Period(s) (?)1313131211106999913121211111414141014151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)131414096692452676567827221315414416740740131384581733927
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:54AM
2.64
10:28PM
2.50
10:28AM
2.75
11:02PM
2.58
11:04AM
2.81
11:36PM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:04PM
0.00
4:10AM
0.28
4:37PM
-0.11
4:45AM
0.18
5:11PM
-0.12
5:21AM
0.14
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise6:18-------6:16-------6:13-------
Sunset---6:17-------6:21-------6:22----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C8899887777777910101110101010887
Feels °C (?)-113432112222134465652122
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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