Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
10.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Mill Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 1PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (02 Dec)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (02 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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

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Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SE
1.6
SE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
2.4
SE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
2.1
SE
Period(s) (?)1010121111111110101111111111111177778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40850310697615983115141153161161123121121119309281336392637886802623
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
30
S
35
SSE
40
S
40
SSE
35
S
40
SSW
35
S
35
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
2.32
7:55PM
2.44
8:37AM
2.47
8:51PM
2.58
9:22AM
2.60
9:46PM
2.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:43PM
0.56
2:10AM
0.18
2:34PM
0.35
2:59AM
0.14
3:22PM
0.17
3:46AM
0.16
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise8:38-------8:41-------8:41-------
Sunset--3:18-------3:18-------3:17-----
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
21-----------------11---
Temp. °C899999999999999999999888
Feels °C (?)2111112100001110000-2-2-2-11
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