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Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 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
7.8° 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: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)--
Afternoon (27 Jan)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (27 Jan)15ft (4.5m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
ESE
4
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
Period(s) (?)1010111111111111101010109999889999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3063346840654393447540463559319524972062169714241329110110771052881941118912161320156417641900
Wind
(km/h)
65
ESE
65
ESE
65
ESE
65
ESE
65
ESE
65
SE
60
SE
60
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
55
SE
55
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43PM
2.10
5:38AM
1.99
6:12PM
2.08
6:58AM
2.08
7:39PM
2.17
8:07AM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:06PM
0.73
11:44AM
0.84
12:32AM
0.76
1:11PM
0.70
1:45AM
0.69
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise------8:29-------8:26-------8:25-
Sunset4:15-------4:16-------4:20-------
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--11-11111111---111111--
Temp. °C555554555566666665556666
Feels °C (?)-9-10-10-10-9-10-8-8-7-6-4-5-5-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-6-6-6-6
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