- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 24 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
8.2° 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 6PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
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 afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | |
12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 40 | 119 | 113 | 117 | 121 | 113 | 173 | 284 | 290 | 250 | 204 | 229 | 268 | 220 | 213 | 164 | 158 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:45PM1.96m | 5:47AM2.14m | 7:10PM1.97m | 7:05AM2.18m | 8:18PM2.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01AM0.58m | 11:27PM1.04m | 12:37PM0.56m | 1:00AM1.00m | 1:50PM0.45m | 2:06AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |  | | |
 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | 8:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | NNE 9 | N 9 | — | N 14 | NE 13 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | — | 4 | 7 | 121 | 113 | 173 | 284 | 290 | 250 | 204 | 229 | 268 | 220 | 213 | 164 | 158 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 10 | ENE 6 | NE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 46 | 43 | 18 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 6 | — | 3 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 10 | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 34 | 18 | 17 | — | — | 9 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 40 | 119 | 113 | 117 | 12 | 9 | 10 | — | 4 | 12 | 35 | 51 | 36 | 33 | — | — | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 281 | 248 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 102 | 242 | 255 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 71 | 41 | 76 | 114 | 73 | 75 | 43 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Orkney Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Mill Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest