Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 05 Feb 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
7.2° 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 10AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 23s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (05 Feb)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (05 Feb)10ft (3.0m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sun
08
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 (?)
4
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)121111111010101010101010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)446735923005288526682336185615381300118611861145114512491339131312861376143215681849216722602339
Wind
(km/h)
55
SE
55
SE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
55
E
55
E
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
SE
55
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:34PM
2.77
1:10AM
2.33
1:11PM
2.62
1:45AM
2.22
1:50PM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:08AM
0.35
6:45PM
0.06
6:44AM
0.43
7:21PM
0.25
7:20AM
0.56
7:56PM
0.48
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sun
08
Sunrise--8:11-------8:08-------8:06-----
Sunset----4:37-------4:39-------4:43---
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
111----------------1111-
Temp. °C443432233333333334434555
Feels °C (?)-9-8-9-9-10-11-11-8-8-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-7-8-9-8-7-7-7
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