Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 23 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 10AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
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 (?)
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
1.5
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
0.9
N
1
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
NW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
3.5
NNW
4
NNW
4.5
N
4.5
N
4.5
N
4.5
N
Period(s) (?)141312121212111111101010101615141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2056143861669255544929218923178515232650025572386397857916635725676026498
Wind
(km/h)
45
W
35
W
25
WSW
30
SSW
40
S
50
S
55
S
50
SSW
75
SW
80
WSW
75
WSW
70
WSW
55
WSW
55
W
55
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
NW
55
NW
60
NW
60
NW
60
NW
60
NNW
60
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
2.49
1:10PM
2.55
1:32AM
2.35
2:05PM
2.34
2:24AM
2.19
3:14PM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:41AM
0.25
7:09PM
0.37
7:29AM
0.40
7:58PM
0.64
8:28AM
0.58
9:02PM
0.90
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise--6:05-------6:01------5:58------
Sunset-----6:30-------6:31-------6:35--
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----3---------1-111--1-
Temp. °C666665798876655554443443
Feels °C (?)-5-3-1-2-4-6-5-2-8-9-10-10-7-8-8-7-7-8-9-10-11-10-10-12
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