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Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 10 Jan 2026 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
8.5° 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 9PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)--
Afternoon (10 Jan)--
Evening (10 Jan)6ft (1.8m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SE
0.1
NW
1.8
SE
0.1
NW
2.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
4.5
SE
4.5
SE
4.5
SE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
2.3
SE
1.8
SE
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)812911889101111111112111110101010912121110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)05482500000005068608300000948561584546354248
Wind
(km/h)
60
S
55
SSW
45
S
50
S
60
SSE
75
SSE
75
S
70
S
65
S
65
S
65
SSE
70
SSE
65
SSE
65
SW
60
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
65
SSW
45
WSW
50
W
40
W
30
W
15
SW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:19PM
2.20
4:11AM
1.90
4:15PM
2.03
5:09AM
1.87
5:23PM
1.92
6:14AM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:42PM
0.65
9:50AM
0.97
10:43PM
0.81
11:08AM
1.03
11:52PM
0.91
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise------8:56-------8:56-------8:53-
Sunset3:37-------3:38-------3:41-------
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1---2554-33113---3-----
Temp. °C566665556788979998877877
Feels °C (?)-8-6-5-5-7-11-11-10-8-7-5-7-5-7-4-4-4-6-2-4-2122
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