Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 24 Feb 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
6.7° 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 9AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (24 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (24 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
E
0.3
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.8
SE
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)777777777109888871111799999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)171616955411213526460412610394546040402613
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSE
25
SSE
35
S
55
S
50
SW
55
SW
55
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:12PM
2.18
3:48AM
2.01
4:36PM
2.02
5:15AM
1.96
6:19PM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:36AM
0.66
9:17PM
0.76
9:51AM
0.80
10:45PM
0.94
11:39AM
0.83
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--7:22-------7:18-------7:16-----
Sunset----5:24-------5:28-------5:30---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1---1--21---211----
Temp. °C877788888788777766788888
Feels °C (?)2-1-101021123443301310-4-2-4-4
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