Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 10 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
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 12PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (10 Feb)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (10 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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 (?)
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
2.1
SE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
E
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.4
NE
1.1
SE
1.1
NE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1
N
Period(s) (?)887777777787766676678888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54741339638645240640043239029427025927731928914112294119171172203176125
Wind
(km/h)
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:53AM
1.86
4:25PM
1.85
5:05AM
1.79
5:56PM
1.78
6:36AM
1.83
7:27PM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:45AM
1.03
10:32PM
1.10
11:27AM
1.11
12:18AM
1.14
1:09PM
1.04
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
Sunrise--7:58-------7:56-------7:54-----
Sunset----4:50-------4:52-------4:54---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C776665544455445554433333
Feels °C (?)-2-1-3-4-4-5-6-7-7-6-4-4-6-6-5-4-4-5-5-6-5-5-4-3
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