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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
8.2° 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 10AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N 7 | N 7 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 7 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | |
8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 94 | 110 | 114 | 117 | 113 | 269 | 296 | 245 | 250 | 204 | 187 | 205 | 217 | 213 | 164 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:27AM2.18m | 5:45PM1.96m | 5:47AM2.14m | 7:10PM1.97m | 7:05AM2.18m | 8:18PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01AM0.58m | 11:27PM1.04m | 12:37PM0.56m | 1:00AM1.00m | 1:50PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | 8:52 | |
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Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | N 14 | NE 13 | N 7 | N 8 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | 7 | 117 | 113 | 269 | 296 | 245 | 250 | 204 | 187 | 205 | 217 | 213 | 164 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 11 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
2 | — | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 45 | — | 17 | 8 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | N 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
— | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | 29 | 94 | 110 | 114 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 41 | 61 | 36 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 515 | 520 | 281 | 248 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 255 | 242 | 255 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 71 | 41 | 76 | 114 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
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