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Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
8.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Mill Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 5AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | |
273 | 273 | 235 | 196 | 216 | 247 | 278 | 209 | 202 | 158 | 156 | 117 | 104 | 98 | 71 | 75 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:05AM2.18m | 8:18PM2.06m | 8:10AM2.27m | 9:09PM2.18m | 9:03AM2.36m | 9:49PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00AM1.00m | 1:50PM0.45m | 2:06AM0.87m | 2:43PM0.34m | 2:56AM0.72m | 3:25PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
 kJ | 273 | 273 | 235 | 196 | 216 | 247 | 278 | 209 | 202 | 158 | 156 | 117 | 104 | 98 | 71 | 75 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | E 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | W 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | NNE 6 | — | NW 4 | E 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | W 2 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 19 | 18 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 114 | 73 | 71 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 102 | 189 | 124 | 463 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 71 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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