Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
7.5° 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: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 23). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (24 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.6
NW
0.6
N
0.4
N
0.4
NW
0.3
N
2
NW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
3.5
N
4
N
4
N
4
N
4
N
3.5
N
3
N
3
N
2.4
N
2.1
N
1.9
N
Period(s) (?)111111141010161015141312121212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29218914611475339018167217791838200128163779458649794872442936482716214315301174946
Wind
(km/h)
55
S
60
SW
80
WSW
85
WSW
75
WSW
70
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
40
WNW
55
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
55
NW
60
NW
65
NNW
60
NW
55
NW
50
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
10
NW
15
S
45
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:32AM
2.35
2:05PM
2.34
2:24AM
2.19
3:14PM
2.11
3:33AM
2.05
4:45PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:09PM
0.37
7:29AM
0.40
7:58PM
0.64
8:28AM
0.58
9:02PM
0.90
9:53AM
0.73
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----6:01------5:58-------5:56----
Sunset-------6:31-------6:35-------6:37
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
Rain (mm)
--------1-----1-1-11----
Temp. °C8108876666555443334333332
Feels °C (?)-4-3-9-10-9-9-6-5-4-8-7-7-8-10-11-12-12-9-9-6-5-2-3-8
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