Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 22 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 9AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.4
ESE
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
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)6644541112111110109881177766111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11685425310203228231110999876111010
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
E
0
E
0
E
5
E
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononglassglassglassglasscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19AM
2.43
3:08PM
2.28
3:17AM
2.29
4:21PM
2.08
4:27AM
2.18
5:45PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:55PM
0.49
8:25AM
0.32
8:48PM
0.74
9:32AM
0.48
9:55PM
0.94
11:01AM
0.58
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise---5:37-------5:35-------5:33----
Sunset-------8:40-------8:43-------8:45
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C765555555556667787778899
Feels °C (?)310112223334334454445344
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