Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 28 Nov 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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Mill Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 12PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 28). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (28 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (28 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Mon
01
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
2.3
NW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
N
3
N
2.5
N
2.4
N
2.2
N
2
N
1.9
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
Period(s) (?)101012111111131212121212121212111111111010111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)777271926588170324132471259128682216202716101278970878698498418418442389403
Wind
(km/h)
70
SW
75
SW
75
SW
75
SW
55
W
55
WNW
50
NW
50
NW
45
NW
50
NW
50
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
25
SE
40
SSE
55
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:45PM
2.06
4:59AM
1.85
4:49PM
2.08
6:03AM
1.98
5:54PM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08AM
1.00
10:18PM
0.64
10:27AM
1.01
11:26PM
0.54
11:45AM
0.92
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Mon
01
Sunrise--8:30-------8:33-------8:34-----
Sunset----3:23-------3:22-------3:21---
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1-11111-21--11--------
Temp. °C998887665656555555555566
Feels °C (?)-6-6-7-8-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-5-4-4-4-3-2-101-2-4-7
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