Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 26 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 8AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (27 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)19s
Evening (27 Mar)7ft (2.2m)19s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
0.9
NNE
0.8
N
2
NW
2.1
NW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
N
0.1
NE
3
NW
3.5
NW
3
NNW
2.4
NNW
2
N
1.8
N
1.5
N
1.2
N
1
N
0.8
N
Period(s) (?)1111111111111919191810991015151414131211111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6325104263021981432861327632903013191716442434719345621811293909546332212125
Wind
(km/h)
50
S
45
SSW
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
60
SW
45
WSW
55
W
60
WSW
55
WNW
65
NW
50
NW
40
NW
20
WNW
30
SW
45
SSW
70
S
55
W
55
W
60
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:03AM
2.01
6:25PM
1.96
6:33AM
2.10
7:43PM
2.08
7:41AM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:39PM
1.05
11:46AM
0.72
12:24AM
1.01
1:12PM
0.55
1:33AM
0.86
2:10PM
0.34
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise---5:52-------5:50-------5:47----
Sunset-------6:38-------6:42-------6:44
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
11---1--1----1-1----1311
Temp. °C577766665556566655545765
Feels °C (?)-7-3-2-3-4-5-6-5-7-8-6-7-9-7-8-6-6-1-3-7-10-6-7-8
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