Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 27 May 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
9.4° 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 4AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (27 May)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (27 May)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NW
7
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
5
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.9
SE
6
0.1
NW
9
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
26
22
14
12
9
6
2
9
8
7
7
7
3
3
3
3
1
4
64
3
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
15
SSW
25
WNW
15
WSW
25
SSW
40
SW
45
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:28AM2.21m
9:12PM2.19m
9:18AM2.24m
9:50PM2.28m
10:03AM2.28m
Low Tide
2:23AM0.78m
2:49PM0.46m
3:08AM0.67m
3:27PM0.48m
3:48AM0.58m
4:03PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:16
4:13
4:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:59
10:00
10:02
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
12
13
11
12
13
12
12
4
5
6
7
6
5
5
4
3
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
4
7
11
6
9
9
5
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
5
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
1.4
SSE
7
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
9
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
Energy kJ
27
26
22
14
12
6
6
2
9
8
7
7
7
3
3
3
3
170
94
64
3
8
38
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
9
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
22
11
10
10
6
9
5
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
3
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
N
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.1
S
7
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
WSW
4
1.6
WSW
5
Energy kJ
1
2
7
29
44
57
77
126
218
302
268
111
65
71
32
133
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
65
53
24
24
24
41
41
73
73
73
73
73
114
356
356
341
242
138
38
64
67
196
206
206
Best forecast wave conditions in Orkney Islands
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
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