Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 14 Mar 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
7.3° 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 2AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (15 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (15 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NW
0.5
NW
0.9
NW
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
1.2
NW
0.3
NNE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)12713151515151414142423232311101016109991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232222614372747370696899169163165382120748191615777
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
55
S
55
SSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
55
SW
55
SW
60
SW
65
SW
60
WSW
40
WSW
35
S
50
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
S
45
S
50
S
45
SSW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:01PM
1.88
8:06AM
2.10
8:45PM
2.05
8:45AM
2.30
9:21PM
2.21
9:20AM
2.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:53AM
0.95
2:26PM
0.64
2:30AM
0.76
3:00PM
0.40
3:04AM
0.58
3:32PM
0.18
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise----6:28-------6:24-------6:22---
Sunset-------6:10-------6:14-------6:15
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----12-111-1----31----12
Temp. °C7666655555556777789991099
Feels °C (?)-1-2-3-6-6-5-7-7-7-8-7-9-8-6-3-1-4000-1-101
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