Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 08 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
7.1° 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 6AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (09 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (09 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
1.2
SSE
1.7
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
0.1
NW
3
WSW
2.5
W
0.6
NW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)8161515141413999910131366788117141314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)105444432222277000005001110
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
20
WSW
10
SW
20
S
20
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
50
S
60
SSE
60
S
60
SSW
75
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
50
SW
50
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:32AM
2.20
1:53PM
2.18
2:07AM
2.05
2:38PM
1.98
2:53AM
1.91
3:40PM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:09PM
0.55
7:21AM
0.61
7:42PM
0.77
7:59AM
0.79
8:20PM
0.98
8:50AM
0.98
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise----6:45-------6:43-------6:39---
Sunset------5:57-------5:59--------6:01
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------2------
Temp. °C987778778887778878876677
Feels °C (?)32122123331-1-1-10-3-6-4-6-9-9-7-4-4
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