Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 30 Mar 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
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 11PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.5m 17s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)--
Afternoon (30 Mar)11ft (3.5m)17s
Evening (30 Mar)10ft (3.0m)17s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
2
3
1
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 (?)
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
1
N
0.8
N
0.9
NW
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.9
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
1
N
1.1
N
Period(s) (?)171617161616881488884666766881212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)65394899469012558947021449227635221212201229179103112101212165284336
Wind
(km/h)
60
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
30
S
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
35
N
35
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:19PM
2.35
10:16AM
2.58
10:55PM
2.45
10:54AM
2.66
11:27PM
2.51
11:30AM
2.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:54PM
0.17
4:02AM
0.52
4:31PM
0.07
4:38AM
0.39
5:04PM
0.03
5:12AM
0.30
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-----6:41-------6:37-------6:35--
Sunset-7:45-------7:49-------7:51------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1-------11---------
Temp. °C77776691011111111954556665544
Feels °C (?)-6-5-3-11-12233442-3-4-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-2-1
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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