Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 21 Jan 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
8.3° 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 1AM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)16ft (5.0m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jan)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (22 Jan)16ft (5.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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 (?)
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121212121212121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)583155946359759377287467721168446242602061476490698668786522652258375605519946884256378233162739
Wind
(km/h)
70
SE
70
SE
75
ESE
75
SE
75
SE
75
SE
75
SE
70
SE
65
SE
65
SE
70
ESE
70
ESE
70
ESE
70
ESE
70
ESE
65
ESE
65
ESE
65
ESE
65
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
2.27
12:31PM
2.62
1:08AM
2.24
1:06PM
2.56
1:46AM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
0.15
6:03AM
0.42
6:41PM
0.14
6:39AM
0.47
7:18PM
0.19
7:19AM
0.54
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise------8:40-------8:38-------8:37-
Sunset4:00-------4:02-------4:05-------
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1-111-------1-------1111
Temp. °C766655555544344444444444
Feels °C (?)-8-9-10-10-11-11-11-10-10-9-11-12-13-12-11-11-11-11-10-10-9-9-9-8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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