Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 20 Mar 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
7.5° 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 10PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)--
Afternoon (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (20 Mar)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
0
2
3
3
4
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
1
NW
0.3
N
1.1
NW
0.2
N
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
1.7
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
1.7
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
1.7
NNW
Period(s) (?)101410151115161616161615151514141515151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3137318558989111641410139212651140809623606658000040763813266737251106
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
WNW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
25
S
35
SSE
35
S
35
SSW
45
SW
40
W
40
WSW
50
W
55
W
60
W
55
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:36PM
2.61
11:43AM
2.80
12:11AM
2.58
12:24PM
2.71
12:49AM
2.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:11PM
-0.12
5:21AM
0.14
5:48PM
-0.04
6:00AM
0.16
6:27PM
0.13
6:41AM
0.25
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------6:09-------6:07-------6:05-
Sunset-6:22-------6:24-------6:28------
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111010977777678897655555565
Feels °C (?)6222211230-100-1-3-4-7-8-9-9-8-6-3-3
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