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Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 09 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
9.9° 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 8AM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Afternoon (09 Dec)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (09 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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 (?)
0.6
E
0.8
SE
1.1
SE
1.8
SE
2.5
SE
3
SE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
3.5
S
3
S
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
1.1
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.3
N
1.2
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
Period(s) (?)7746788881099101010109991010111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3454461925951109106100228819180213172346290255198151
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
SE
35
SE
50
ESE
65
ESE
60
SE
75
SSE
75
SSW
80
SSW
75
SW
70
SW
70
SW
85
WSW
90
WSW
80
W
65
W
55
WSW
45
WSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
40
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
2.58
2:17AM
2.16
2:13PM
2.45
3:16AM
2.01
3:10PM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
0.61
7:40PM
0.22
7:42AM
0.76
8:42PM
0.36
8:39AM
0.90
9:48PM
0.49
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
Sunrise--8:51-------8:52-------8:53-----
Sunset----3:12-------3:11-------3:11---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----422-1---241---------
Temp. °C101010101011111010101010101010111111101110101010
Feels °C (?)6420-3-1-5-5-7-6-5-5-8-9-6-202333122
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