Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 02 Apr 2026 BST
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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
7.3° 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 1AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (03 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (03 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.7
NW
0.5
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.5
NNW
2.4
NE
3.5
N
3
NNW
2.4
NNW
1.3
N
Period(s) (?)881111101010101111101010108888867888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9066811441049872104110112106985154653859593534810701118698187
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
45
SE
50
SSE
55
SSE
50
S
45
W
40
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
15
SSW
30
SE
50
E
55
NE
90
NNW
70
NW
50
WNW
50
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:57PM
2.53
12:04PM
2.66
12:26AM
2.52
12:38PM
2.58
12:55AM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:35PM
0.06
5:44AM
0.26
6:05PM
0.15
6:15AM
0.27
6:34PM
0.28
6:47AM
0.32
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:28-------6:26--
Sunset-7:52-------7:55-------7:58------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---251-----------1216207-1
Temp. °C445556565666655555342465
Feels °C (?)-4-7-7-7-6-4-5-2-3-2-3-4-5-5-5-3-1-4-8-8-17-12-6-7
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