Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 26 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
9.5° 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: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Dec)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (26 Dec)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (26 Dec)1ft (0.3m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.7
N
0.9
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
1.1
N
0.8
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
1
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
Period(s) (?)577776455667121210101312121111111012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4777761234536274111181464239190470434339426475389313322
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
W
20
NW
20
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:13PM
2.30
3:09AM
1.95
3:02PM
2.23
4:06AM
1.95
4:01PM
2.17
5:10AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:41AM
0.74
8:32PM
0.45
8:32AM
0.83
9:27PM
0.48
9:36AM
0.89
10:31PM
0.52
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Sunrise-9:04-------9:04-------9:04------
Sunset--3:15-------3:15-------3:17-----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C555566754433333344566788
Feels °C (?)1121111-3-3-3-4-3-2-10-2-1-2-10-1011
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