Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 11 Feb 2026 GMT
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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
7.0° 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: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (12 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (12 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
1
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
Period(s) (?)778888888999999999998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)249220164164155166165173143122160225257306425427529412225180112866444
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
40
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
25
SW
10
SW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:36AM
1.83
7:27PM
1.83
7:51AM
1.96
8:29PM
1.95
8:42AM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:18AM
1.14
1:09PM
1.04
1:35AM
1.05
2:11PM
0.88
2:23AM
0.90
2:55PM
0.69
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise----7:54-------7:50-------7:48---
Sunset------4:54-------4:58-------5:00-
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clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C444444333344555555555333
Feels °C (?)-5-4-3-3-2-2-4-4-4-4-3-5-4-3-5-5-3-3-2-20-4-1-2
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