Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 BST
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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
7.9° 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 8PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.3
ESE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)77666644551112111010988111111667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)474330371767542539191716121121219774
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
0
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
0
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
S
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglassglassonononcross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:07PM
2.50
2:19AM
2.43
3:08PM
2.28
3:17AM
2.29
4:21PM
2.08
4:27AM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:31AM
0.17
7:55PM
0.49
8:25AM
0.32
8:48PM
0.74
9:32AM
0.48
9:55PM
0.94
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------5:37-------5:35-------5:33
Sunset---8:37-------8:40-------8:43----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C888876655555556666778778
Feels °C (?)444432212222334444445445
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