Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 BST
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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
8.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mill Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 5AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
11
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
273
235
196
216
247
278
209
202
158
156
117
104
98
71
75
48
45
43
42
27
27
26
26
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
cross
cross
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
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:05AM2.18m
8:18PM2.06m
8:10AM2.27m
9:09PM2.18m
9:03AM2.36m
9:49PM2.29m
Low Tide
1:00AM1.00m
1:50PM0.45m
2:06AM0.87m
2:43PM0.34m
2:56AM0.72m
3:25PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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5:26
5:24
5:22
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8:50
8:52
8:54
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
6
6
7
9
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
0
-1
-2
-2
-1
2
5
7
8
6
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
7
8
8
8
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
11
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
Energy kJ
273
273
235
196
216
247
278
209
202
158
156
117
104
98
71
75
48
45
43
42
27
27
26
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.1
NE
11
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
W
14
Energy kJ
7
7
5
7
3
3
14
10
5
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NW
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
W
15
Energy kJ
3
5
3
3
3
1
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.7
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
W
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
3
10
25
35
19
18
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
76
114
73
71
24
24
0
0
0
38
102
189
124
463
0
0
75
75
75
71
24
24
24
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Orkney Islands
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
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