Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 17 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
6.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Mill Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 7AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (18 Feb)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (18 Feb)5ft (1.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
2.4
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
0.3
NNW
1.8
SE
Period(s) (?)121212121313131313131212121211111110101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)89570269084110549418008007377376044233422732031521127650110085175016486
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
S
35
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
60
SSE
55
S
45
S
35
S
35
SSE
40
S
40
S
45
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
2.39
10:59AM
2.72
11:31PM
2.44
11:32AM
2.77
12:05AM
2.46
12:06PM
2.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:36AM
0.34
5:07PM
0.00
5:09AM
0.28
5:40PM
-0.05
5:43AM
0.26
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise----7:37-------7:35-------7:33---
Sunset------5:09-------5:13-------5:15-
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C433344555555555544555567
Feels °C (?)-2-4-3-5-6-7-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-9-8-5-3-3-4-3-3
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