Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 27 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
8.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mill Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)--
Afternoon (27 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (27 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
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
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.6
NW
16
0.2
N
8
0.9
NW
16
0.9
NW
16
0.9
NW
15
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
71
70
48
45
43
42
27
27
26
26
15
14
14
15
13
169
5
358
349
322
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
0
NNW
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
35
S
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
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
High Tide
9:09PM2.18m
9:03AM2.36m
9:49PM2.29m
9:48AM2.43m
10:24PM2.38m
10:28AM2.47m
Low Tide
2:43PM0.34m
2:56AM0.72m
3:25PM0.26m
3:37AM0.58m
4:00PM0.23m
4:13AM0.46m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:22
5:18
5:16
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8:52
8:54
8:57
9:00
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
12
12
10
9
8
9
10
9
10
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
6
5
2
0
-1
1
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
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
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
NW
18
0.6
NW
16
0.7
NW
16
0.9
NW
16
0.9
NW
16
0.9
NW
15
0.7
NW
15
0.7
NW
14
0.7
NW
14
Energy kJ
73
71
70
48
45
43
42
27
27
26
26
15
34
34
31
80
169
258
358
349
322
217
211
208
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
8
17
14
14
14
29
29
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
5
0.1
NE
6
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
12
0.1
E
5
0.1
NW
19
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
W
12
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
12
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
5
5
3
1
15
13
7
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
4
4
7
8
9
10
19
37
91
80
77
98
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
41
41
41
41
43
43
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Orkney Islands
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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