Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 21 Apr 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
7.9° 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 4AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.7
E
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.5
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.3
ESE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)5555776666445555111010988710
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)544727234743232624667562291917151210911
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:31AM
2.56
2:07PM
2.50
2:19AM
2.43
3:08PM
2.28
3:17AM
2.29
4:21PM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:08PM
0.26
7:31AM
0.17
7:55PM
0.49
8:25AM
0.32
8:48PM
0.74
9:32AM
0.48
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---5:41-------5:37-------5:35----
Sunset-------8:37-------8:40-------8:43
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C677898876655555666667788
Feels °C (?)-112344432201122333334444
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