Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 22 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 1PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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 (?)
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)455411121111101098811117766111010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)85425310203228231110998876111010915
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
5
S
5
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:08PM
2.28
3:17AM
2.29
4:21PM
2.08
4:27AM
2.18
5:45PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:25AM
0.32
8:48PM
0.74
9:32AM
0.48
9:55PM
0.94
11:01AM
0.58
11:27PM
1.04
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise-5:37-------5:35-------5:33------
Sunset-----8:40-------8:43-------8:45--
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C655555555566777777888998
Feels °C (?)211222333233334444543432
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