Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 04 Dec 2025 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
10.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Mill Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 11AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Dec)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (04 Dec)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (04 Dec)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sun
07
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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 (?)
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
N
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
2
SE
2.3
SE
2.4
SE
2.5
SE
3
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010107777777778899991010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10810677702332682511982302483374926298931310171617611884217425032371186015141238
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
ESE
50
ESE
50
SSE
55
SE
60
SE
60
SE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:22AM
2.60
9:46PM
2.67
10:08AM
2.69
10:39PM
2.70
10:54AM
2.73
11:32PM
2.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:22PM
0.17
3:46AM
0.16
4:11PM
0.04
4:32AM
0.22
5:00PM
-0.01
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sun
07
Sunrise--8:41-------8:44-------8:45-----
Sunset----3:17-------3:15-------3:15---
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cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1-11-11121-
Temp. °C9999910999999998888889999
Feels °C (?)21121211100-1-1-2-4-5-5-4-4-4-2-2-10
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