Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 18 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
6.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Mill Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 1AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 18). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)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
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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 (?)
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
1
N
1
N
Period(s) (?)131313131212121211111111101010999888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)80080073773759448540733025519214610874504829370439306239165107124125
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
S
50
S
55
S
55
S
55
S
50
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
S
40
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
SSW
20
NNW
30
NW
20
N
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
2.44
11:32AM
2.77
12:05AM
2.46
12:06PM
2.75
12:39AM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:07PM
0.00
5:09AM
0.28
5:40PM
-0.05
5:43AM
0.26
6:14PM
-0.02
6:19AM
0.29
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise------7:35-------7:33-------7:30-
Sunset5:09-------5:13-------5:15-------
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
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Rain (mm)
-------------2-21-121---
Temp. °C555555555555455578877776
Feels °C (?)-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-8-7-7-8-4-4-5-2-2-1-13022
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